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CDUS41 KAKQ 210633
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 38 3:08 PM 74 1951 48 -10 36
MINIMUM 20 11:59 PM -2 1985 28 -8 17
AVERAGE 29 38 -9 27
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.03 1937 0.10 -0.10 0.00
1979
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 2.10 0.13 1.53
SINCE DEC 1 5.39 5.61 -0.22 3.53
SINCE JAN 1 2.23 2.10 0.13 1.53
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.2 1985 0.1 -0.1
MONTH TO DATE T 2.3 -2.3
SINCE DEC 1 6.0 4.1 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 6.0 4.1 1.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 36 27 9 38
MONTH TO DATE 478 534 -56 652
SINCE DEC 1 1295 1254 41 1345
SINCE JUL 1 1912 1938 -26 1796
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 57 8:00 AM
LOWEST 18 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 38
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 74 1935
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -6 1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EST SUNSET 5:21 PM EST
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EST SUNSET 5:23 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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