959  
CDUS41 KAKQ 130536  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
136 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 76 12:47 AM 89 1990 58 18 74  
MINIMUM 29 11:47 PM 16 1934 36 -7 41  
AVERAGE 53 47 6 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.95 1.77 1968 0.13 0.82 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.51 -0.36 2.69  
SINCE MAR 1 1.15 1.51 -0.36 2.69  
SINCE JAN 1 8.13 7.35 0.78 10.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.0 4.0 1910 0.1 1.9  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 0.7 1.3  
SINCE MAR 1 2.0 0.7 1.3  
SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.4 4.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 18 -6 7  
MONTH TO DATE 94 234 -140 206  
SINCE MAR 1 94 234 -140 206  
SINCE JUL 1 3160 3138 22 2970  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 0  
SINCE MAR 1 14 0 14 0  
SINCE JAN 1 14 0 14 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 46 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:23 AM EDT SUNSET 7:15 PM EDT  
MARCH 14 2026.........SUNRISE 7:22 AM EDT SUNSET 7:16 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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