988  
CDUS41 KAKQ 200629  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
129 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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 58 12:45 AM 78 1939 53 5 29  
1961  
MINIMUM 45 11:59 PM 9 2015 31 14 20  
AVERAGE 52 42 10 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.02 1.28 1927 0.09 0.93 0.27  
MONTH TO DATE 2.62 1.72 0.90 5.43  
SINCE DEC 1 9.21 8.46 0.75 10.25  
SINCE JAN 1 6.05 4.95 1.10 8.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.4 1972 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 1.6 0.4  
SINCE DEC 1 11.0 7.1 3.9  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0 7.1 3.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 23 -10 40  
MONTH TO DATE 548 474 74 452  
SINCE DEC 1 2263 2022 241 2113  
SINCE JUL 1 2880 2706 174 2564  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
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  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 93 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 97  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 77 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 3 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 6:52 AM EST SUNSET 5:54 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:51 AM EST SUNSET 5:55 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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