899  
CDUS41 KAKQ 062230  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EST FRI MAR 06 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 77 2:10 PM 84 1961 56 21 57  
MINIMUM 51 7:05 AM 15 1960 34 17 38  
AVERAGE 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.10 2013 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.73 -0.53 2.69  
SINCE MAR 1 0.20 0.73 -0.53 2.69  
SINCE JAN 1 7.18 6.57 0.61 10.94  
 
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 1 20 -19 17  
MONTH TO DATE 76 122 -46 110  
SINCE MAR 1 76 122 -46 110  
SINCE JUL 1 3142 3026 116 2874  
 
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89  
LOWEST 50  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 83 1961  
1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 12 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EST SUNSET 6:08 PM EST  
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EST SUNSET 6:09 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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