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CDUS41 KAKQ 062232  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
532 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 62 3:55 PM 73 1950 48 14 33  
2007  
MINIMUM 34 5:56 AM 0 1924 29 5 27  
AVERAGE 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.31 1962 0.10 -0.10 0.91  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.63 -0.63 1.18  
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 4.14 -0.98 3.18  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.63 -0.63 1.18  
 
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 17 26 -9 35  
MONTH TO DATE 159 156 3 180  
SINCE DEC 1 976 876 100 873  
SINCE JUL 1 1593 1560 33 1324  
 
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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 62  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 78 1907  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -3 2018  
 
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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