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CDUS41 KAKQ 050527
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
127 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 85 3:50 PM 87 2011 67 18 85
MINIMUM 62 6:11 AM 26 1992 43 19 64
AVERAGE 74 55 19 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.45 1998 0.10 -0.10 0.05
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.41 0.06 0.06
SINCE MAR 1 2.18 4.41 -2.23 4.38
SINCE JAN 1 9.16 10.25 -1.09 12.63
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2013 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 46 -46 23
SINCE MAR 1 320 565 -245 406
SINCE JUL 1 3386 3469 -83 3170
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 0 9 10
MONTH TO DATE 26 0 26 15
SINCE MAR 1 46 5 41 38
SINCE JAN 1 46 5 41 38
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1942
2010
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1939
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM EDT SUNSET 7:36 PM EDT
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM EDT SUNSET 7:37 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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