320  
CDUS41 KAKQ 202242  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
542 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 66 3:57 PM 77 1930 53 13 32  
MINIMUM 42 9:51 AM 3 1979 31 11 19  
AVERAGE 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 1.32 1921 0.09 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.70 1.81 0.89 5.43  
SINCE DEC 1 9.29 8.55 0.74 10.25  
SINCE JAN 1 6.13 5.04 1.09 8.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0  
SINCE DEC 1 11.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 23 -12 39  
MONTH TO DATE 559 497 62 491  
SINCE DEC 1 2274 2045 229 2152  
SINCE JUL 1 2891 2729 162 2603  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 65  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 80 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 2015  
 
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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