840  
CDUS41 KAKQ 092231  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 67 3:59 PM 73 1930 48 19 36  
2008  
MINIMUM 35 5:57 AM 0 2017 29 6 21  
AVERAGE 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.35 2024 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.95 -0.95 1.18  
SINCE DEC 1 3.16 4.46 -1.30 3.18  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.95 -0.95 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 14 27 -13 36  
MONTH TO DATE 200 237 -37 293  
SINCE DEC 1 1017 957 60 986  
SINCE JUL 1 1634 1641 -7 1437  
 
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 63  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 75 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -6 1942  
 
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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