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CDUS41 KAKQ 182131
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
531 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 76 2:47 PM 88 1938 70 6 71
MINIMUM 45 2:58 AM 28 1977 48 -3 42
AVERAGE 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.91 1996 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 2.05 -1.72 0.61
SINCE SEP 1 6.01 6.66 -0.65 3.60
SINCE JAN 1 45.44 37.59 7.85 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 4 7 -3 8
MONTH TO DATE 59 82 -23 63
SINCE SEP 1 65 104 -39 63
SINCE JUL 1 65 104 -39 63
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 13 34 -21 42
SINCE SEP 1 194 240 -46 269
SINCE JAN 1 1595 1550 45 1852
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90
LOWEST 46
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 87 1938
2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1976
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EDT SUNSET 6:28 PM EDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM EDT SUNSET 6:26 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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