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CDUS41 KAKQ 050635
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
135 AM EST THU MAR 05 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 73 3:04 PM 82 2004 56 17 65
MINIMUM 41 2:57 AM 10 2009 34 7 33
AVERAGE 57 45 12 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.84 1993 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.48 -0.28 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 0.20 0.48 -0.28 0.00
SINCE JAN 1 7.18 6.32 0.86 8.25
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1909 0.1 -0.1
2016
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3
SINCE JUL 1 11.0 8.0 3.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 8 20 -12 16
MONTH TO DATE 73 82 -9 88
SINCE MAR 1 73 82 -9 88
SINCE JUL 1 3139 2986 153 2852
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 84 1961
1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 14 1960
2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM EST SUNSET 6:07 PM EST
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EST SUNSET 6:08 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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