898  
CDUS41 KAKQ 170635  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
135 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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 48 3:43 PM 78 1976 52 -4 65  
MINIMUM 34 11:59 PM 7 1905 30 4 39  
AVERAGE 41 41 0 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 1.86 1903 0.09 -0.02 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 1.44 0.04 5.16  
SINCE DEC 1 8.07 8.18 -0.11 9.98  
SINCE JAN 1 4.91 4.67 0.24 7.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.3 1996 0.0 0.0  
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 24 24 0 13  
MONTH TO DATE 507 403 104 359  
SINCE DEC 1 2222 1951 271 2020  
SINCE JUL 1 2839 2635 204 2471  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 71 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 81 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 6:56 AM EST SUNSET 5:51 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 6:55 AM EST SUNSET 5:52 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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