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CDUS41 KAKQ 282226
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
526 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 65 3:55 PM 81 1948 55 10 59
MINIMUM 31 7:08 AM -1 1934 33 -2 42
AVERAGE 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.28 1997 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.55 2.61 0.94 5.43
SINCE DEC 1 10.14 9.35 0.79 10.25
SINCE JAN 1 6.98 5.84 1.14 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 17 21 -4 14
MONTH TO DATE 734 673 61 652
SINCE DEC 1 2449 2221 228 2313
SINCE JUL 1 3066 2905 161 2764
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92
LOWEST 43
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1937
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:42 AM EST SUNSET 6:02 PM EST
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EST SUNSET 6:03 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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