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CDUS41 KAKQ 040632  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 38 3:58 PM 74 2000 48 -10 47  
MINIMUM 30 11:20 PM 7 1918 30 0 27  
AVERAGE 34 39 -5 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 2002 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3  
SINCE DEC 1 6.0 2.1 3.9  
SINCE JUL 1 6.0 2.1 3.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -1 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:05 PM EST  
JANUARY 5 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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