409  
CDUS41 KAKQ 212226  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
526 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 55 2:37 PM 73 1956 50 5 44  
MINIMUM 33 6:01 AM -1 1942 31 2 26  
AVERAGE 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.23 1926 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.06 2.44 0.62 1.88  
SINCE DEC 1 3.06 2.44 0.62 1.88  
SINCE JAN 1 52.14 44.43 7.71 47.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.0  
SINCE DEC 1 6.0  
SINCE JUL 1 6.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 24 -3 30  
MONTH TO DATE 599 468 131 464  
SINCE DEC 1 599 468 131 464  
SINCE JUL 1 1216 1152 64 915  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1598 1559 39 1887    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
 
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 78  
LOWEST 26  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 76 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 6 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EST SUNSET 4:55 PM EST  
DECEMBER 22 2025......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EST SUNSET 4:55 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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