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CDUS41 KAKQ 060533
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EDT MON APR 06 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 79 9:55 AM 89 1942 67 12 85
2010
MINIMUM 51 11:59 PM 26 1939 43 8 60
AVERAGE 65 55 10 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.17 1941 0.10 -0.08 0.30
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.51 -0.02 0.36
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 4.51 -2.31 4.68
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 10.35 -1.17 12.93
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 11 -11 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 57 -57 23
SINCE MAR 1 320 576 -256 406
SINCE JUL 1 3386 3480 -94 3170
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8
MONTH TO DATE 26 1 25 23
SINCE MAR 1 46 6 40 46
SINCE JAN 1 46 6 40 46
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 8:00 PM
LOWEST 55 10:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 93 2010
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 27 1975
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM EDT SUNSET 7:37 PM EDT
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 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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