890  
CDUS41 KAKQ 210909  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
409 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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 66 4:11 PM 77 1930 53 13 32  
MINIMUM 42 9:51 AM 3 1979 31 11 19  
AVERAGE 54 42 12 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.6 1947 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 1.7 0.3  
SINCE DEC 1 11.0 7.2 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0 7.2 3.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 11:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 80 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:51 AM EST SUNSET 5:55 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 6:50 AM EST SUNSET 5:56 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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