983  
CDUS41 KAKQ 232127  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
527 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 81 3:01 PM 101 2002 87 -6 83  
MINIMUM 59 6:08 AM 53 1923 67 -8 57  
1925  
1932  
AVERAGE 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.19 1933 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.50 3.63 -1.13 3.82  
SINCE JUN 1 16.79 12.64 4.15 13.90  
SINCE JAN 1 39.40 29.66 9.74 38.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 6 6 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 12 -7 5  
MONTH TO DATE 231 300 -69 302  
SINCE JUN 1 1146 1053 93 1221  
SINCE JAN 1 1353 1221 132 1468    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 42  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 PM EDT  
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:49 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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