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CDUS41 KAKQ 190628
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EST MON JAN 19 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 42 11:35 AM 70 1929 47 -5 49
MINIMUM 29 11:59 PM 0 1957 29 0 31
AVERAGE 36 38 -2 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.29 1.54 2015 0.10 0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 1.89 0.34 1.47
SINCE DEC 1 5.39 5.40 -0.01 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 2.23 1.89 0.34 1.47
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.2 1994 0.2 -0.2
MONTH TO DATE T 2.1 -2.1
SINCE DEC 1 6.0 3.9 2.1
SINCE JUL 1 6.0 3.9 2.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 29 27 2 25
MONTH TO DATE 410 480 -70 584
SINCE DEC 1 1227 1200 27 1277
SINCE JUL 1 1844 1884 -40 1728
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 70 1:00 AM
AVERAGE 85
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 72 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -1 1994
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EST SUNSET 5:19 PM EST
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EST SUNSET 5:20 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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