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CDUS41 KAKQ 280524  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
124 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 3:41 PM 98 1948 86 -7 92  
MINIMUM 59 5:39 AM 53 1919 66 -7 72  
AVERAGE 69 76 -7 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.36 2011 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.53 4.30 -1.77 4.57  
SINCE JUN 1 16.82 13.31 3.51 14.65  
SINCE JAN 1 39.43 30.33 9.10 39.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 4 11 -7 17  
MONTH TO DATE 263 347 -84 347  
SINCE JUN 1 1178 1100 78 1266  
SINCE JAN 1 1385 1268 117 1513    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:44 PM EDT  
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:42 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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