724  
CDUS41 KAKQ 022233  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
533 PM EST FRI JAN 02 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 54 1:57 PM 72 2022 48 6 45  
MINIMUM 30 8:07 AM 10 1928 30 0 31  
2018  
AVERAGE 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1979 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 3.71 -0.55 2.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 6.0  
SINCE JUL 1 6.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 26 -3 27  
MONTH TO DATE 53 52 1 45  
SINCE DEC 1 870 772 98 738  
SINCE JUL 1 1487 1456 31 1189  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78  
LOWEST 43  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 74 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 7 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:03 PM EST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:04 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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