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CDUS41 KAKQ 172234
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
534 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 50 3:51 PM 80 1943 47 3 48
MINIMUM 32 3:35 AM -1 1977 29 3 21
AVERAGE 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.56 2013 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 1.79 0.15 1.47
SINCE DEC 1 5.10 5.30 -0.20 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 1.94 1.79 0.15 1.47
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 24 27 -3 30
MONTH TO DATE 381 453 -72 559
SINCE DEC 1 1198 1173 25 1252
SINCE JUL 1 1815 1857 -42 1703
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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 53
LOWEST 35
AVERAGE 44
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 70 1929
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 0 1957
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM EST SUNSET 5:17 PM EST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM EST SUNSET 5:18 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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