831  
CDUS41 KAKQ 042228  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
528 PM EST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 47 3:16 PM 76 2005 48 -1 38  
MINIMUM 24 6:43 AM -1 1918 30 -6 20  
AVERAGE 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.75 2000 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.42 -0.42 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 3.93 -0.77 2.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.42 -0.42 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 29 26 3 36  
MONTH TO DATE 113 104 9 109  
SINCE DEC 1 930 824 106 802  
SINCE JUL 1 1547 1508 39 1253  
 
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 NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88  
LOWEST 37  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 6 1981  
 
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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