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CDUS41 KAKQ 050644
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
144 AM EST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 47 3:16 PM 76 2005 48 -1 38
MINIMUM 24 6:43 AM -1 1918 30 -6 20
AVERAGE 36 39 -3 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.4 2018 0.0 0.0
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 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
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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 7:00 AM
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 6 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:05 PM EST
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:06 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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