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CDUS41 KAKQ 212237  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
537 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 59 2:45 PM 80 2018 53 6 42  
MINIMUM 38 3:36 AM 4 2015 31 7 13  
AVERAGE 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.34 1954 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.70 1.91 0.79 5.43  
SINCE DEC 1 9.29 8.65 0.64 10.25  
SINCE JAN 1 6.13 5.14 0.99 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 16 23 -7 37  
MONTH TO DATE 575 520 55 528  
SINCE DEC 1 2290 2068 222 2189  
SINCE JUL 1 2907 2752 155 2640  
 
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 S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83  
LOWEST 29  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 75 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 6 1968  
 
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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