743  
CDUS41 KAKQ 072226  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
526 PM EST WED JAN 07 2026  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 69 2:58 PM 78 1907 48 21 34  
MINIMUM 46 8:10 AM -3 2018 29 17 22  
AVERAGE 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.51 1908 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.74 -0.74 1.18  
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 4.25 -1.09 3.18  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.74 -0.74 1.18  
 
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 7 27 -20 37  
MONTH TO DATE 166 183 -17 217  
SINCE DEC 1 983 903 80 910  
SINCE JUL 1 1600 1587 13 1361  
 
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    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
 
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 86  
LOWEST 34  
AVERAGE 60  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 75 1907  
1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -8 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:07 PM EST  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:08 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab VA Page
The Nexlab NC Page
The Nexlab MD Page Main Text Page