917  
CDUS41 KAKQ 162139  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
539 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 67 3:51 PM 90 1897 71 -4 61  
MINIMUM 47 6:42 AM 32 1937 49 -2 42  
1939  
AVERAGE 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.30 2019 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 1.83 -1.50 0.61  
SINCE SEP 1 6.01 6.44 -0.43 3.60  
SINCE JAN 1 45.44 37.37 8.07 43.43  
 
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 8 6 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 44 69 -25 44  
SINCE SEP 1 50 91 -41 44  
SINCE JUL 1 50 91 -41 44  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 32 -19 42  
SINCE SEP 1 194 238 -44 269  
SINCE JAN 1 1595 1548 47 1852    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74  
LOWEST 25  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1935  
1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM EDT SUNSET 6:30 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EDT SUNSET 6:29 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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