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CDUS41 KAKQ 030542
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
142 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 84 4:19 PM 89 1967 66 18 62
MINIMUM 55 11:59 PM 24 1919 42 13 40
1923
AVERAGE 70 54 16 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.22 0.99 2005 0.11 0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.21 0.26 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 2.18 4.21 -2.03 4.33
SINCE JAN 1 9.16 10.05 -0.89 12.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 12 -12 14
MONTH TO DATE 0 24 -24 23
SINCE MAR 1 320 543 -223 406
SINCE JUL 1 3386 3447 -61 3170
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 15 0 15 0
SINCE MAR 1 35 5 30 23
SINCE JAN 1 35 5 30 23
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM
LOWEST 46 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 93 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 27 1924
1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 7:34 PM EDT
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM EDT SUNSET 7:35 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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