987  
CDUS41 KAKQ 022233  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
533 PM EST MON MAR 02 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 44 2:42 PM 81 1972 55 -11 43  
MINIMUM 32 5:11 AM 16 1980 33 -1 24  
AVERAGE 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.42 1994 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.24 -0.24 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.24 -0.24 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 6.98 6.08 0.90 8.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 21 6 31  
MONTH TO DATE 39 42 -3 43  
SINCE MAR 1 39 42 -3 43  
SINCE JUL 1 3105 2946 159 2807  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 57  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 79 1923  
1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 11 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EST SUNSET 6:04 PM EST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM EST SUNSET 6:05 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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