419  
CDUS41 KAKQ 122130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 65 8:32 AM 87 1954 72 -7 82  
1962  
2010  
MINIMUM 60 3:58 PM 29 1964 51 9 48  
AVERAGE 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.29 1.27 1911 0.11 0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.31 1.41 -1.10 0.58  
SINCE SEP 1 5.99 6.02 -0.03 3.57  
SINCE JAN 1 45.42 36.95 8.47 43.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 5 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 46 -18 17  
SINCE SEP 1 34 68 -34 17  
SINCE JUL 1 34 68 -34 17  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 28 -15 40  
SINCE SEP 1 194 234 -40 267  
SINCE JAN 1 1595 1544 51 1850    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 87  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 90 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1917  
1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM EDT SUNSET 6:36 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM EDT SUNSET 6:34 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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