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CDUS41 KAKQ 032238  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
538 PM EST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 38 3:58 PM 74 2000 48 -10 47  
MINIMUM 30 MM 7 1918 30 0 27  
AVERAGE 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.14 1914 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.31 -0.31 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 3.82 -0.66 2.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.31 -0.31 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 6.0  
SINCE JUL 1 6.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 26 5 28  
MONTH TO DATE 84 78 6 73  
SINCE DEC 1 901 798 103 766  
SINCE JUL 1 1518 1482 36 1217  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78  
LOWEST 50  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -1 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:04 PM EST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:05 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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