428  
CDUS41 KAKQ 270626  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
126 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 54 12:50 PM 77 1977 54 0 69  
MINIMUM 41 10:10 PM 11 1970 33 8 34  
AVERAGE 48 43 5 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.15 1.66 1891 0.10 0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.55 2.41 1.14 5.43  
SINCE DEC 1 10.14 9.15 0.99 10.25  
SINCE JAN 1 6.98 5.64 1.34 8.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 1963 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 2.1 -0.1  
SINCE DEC 1 11.0 7.6 3.4  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0 7.6 3.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 22 -5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 695 631 64 631  
SINCE DEC 1 2410 2179 231 2292  
SINCE JUL 1 3027 2863 164 2743  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 PM  
LOWEST 63 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 79 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 4 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:43 AM EST SUNSET 6:01 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:42 AM EST SUNSET 6:02 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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