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CDUS41 KAKQ 160655  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
155 AM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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 50 8:58 AM 82 1989 52 -2 42  
MINIMUM 39 3:58 AM 6 1899 30 9 32  
AVERAGE 45 41 4 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.29 1.56 1953 0.09 1.20 1.40  
MONTH TO DATE 1.41 1.35 0.06 4.78  
SINCE DEC 1 8.00 8.09 -0.09 9.60  
SINCE JAN 1 4.84 4.58 0.26 7.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.3 1958 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 1.3 0.7  
SINCE DEC 1 11.0 6.8 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0 6.8 4.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 24 -4 28  
MONTH TO DATE 483 379 104 346  
SINCE DEC 1 2198 1927 271 2007  
SINCE JUL 1 2815 2611 204 2458  
 
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 (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 8:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 78 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 7 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 6:57 AM EST SUNSET 5:50 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 6:56 AM EST SUNSET 5:51 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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