201  
CDUS41 KAKQ 090630  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
130 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 61 2:09 PM 75 1907 48 13 32  
1913  
MINIMUM 33 7:54 AM -8 1942 29 4 18  
AVERAGE 47 38 9 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.77 1932 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.84 -0.84 1.18  
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 4.35 -1.19 3.18  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.84 -0.84 1.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.7 1940 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7  
SINCE DEC 1 6.0 2.5 3.5  
SINCE JUL 1 6.0 2.5 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 27 -9 40  
MONTH TO DATE 186 210 -24 257  
SINCE DEC 1 1003 930 73 950  
SINCE JUL 1 1620 1614 6 1401  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 73 1930  
2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 0 2017  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:09 PM EST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:10 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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