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CDUS41 KAKQ 060631
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EST TUE JAN 06 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 46 4:19 PM 76 1950 48 -2 42
MINIMUM 25 7:09 AM 6 1981 29 -4 15
AVERAGE 36 39 -3 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.36 1931 0.11 -0.11 0.27
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.53 -0.53 0.27
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 4.04 -0.88 2.27
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.53 -0.53 0.27
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 13.3 1980 0.1 -0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4
SINCE DEC 1 6.0 2.2 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 6.0 2.2 3.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 29 26 3 36
MONTH TO DATE 142 130 12 145
SINCE DEC 1 959 850 109 838
SINCE JUL 1 1576 1534 42 1289
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 8:00 AM
LOWEST 51 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 73 1950
2007
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 0 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:06 PM EST
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:07 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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