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CDUS41 KAKQ 020533
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EDT THU APR 02 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 87 2:49 PM 88 1978 65 22 65
MINIMUM 63 6:45 AM 19 1923 42 21 46
AVERAGE 75 54 21 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.25 1.10 1896 0.10 0.15 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.10 0.15 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 1.96 4.10 -2.14 4.33
SINCE JAN 1 8.94 9.94 -1.00 12.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 1964 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 2.0 1.1 0.9
SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.8 4.2
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 12 -12 9
MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 9
SINCE MAR 1 320 531 -211 392
SINCE JUL 1 3386 3435 -49 3156
COOLING
YESTERDAY 10 0 10 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 0
SINCE MAR 1 30 5 25 23
SINCE JAN 1 30 5 25 23
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 10:00 PM
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1967
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 1919
1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:53 AM EDT SUNSET 7:33 PM EDT
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 7:34 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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