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CDUS41 KAKQ 040528
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 83 3:55 PM 93 1963 66 17 81
MINIMUM 51 5:01 AM 27 1924 42 9 59
1972
AVERAGE 67 54 13 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1901 0.10 -0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.31 0.16 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 2.18 4.31 -2.13 4.33
SINCE JAN 1 9.16 10.15 -0.99 12.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1915 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 11 -11 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 35 -35 23
SINCE MAR 1 320 554 -234 406
SINCE JUL 1 3386 3458 -72 3170
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 5
MONTH TO DATE 17 0 17 5
SINCE MAR 1 37 5 32 28
SINCE JAN 1 37 5 32 28
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM EDT SUNSET 7:35 PM EDT
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM EDT SUNSET 7:36 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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