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CDUS41 KAKQ 070529
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
129 AM EDT TUE APR 07 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 65 2:55 PM 93 2010 67 -2 87
MINIMUM 43 6:19 AM 27 1975 43 0 56
2016
AVERAGE 54 55 -1 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1907 0.10 -0.10 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.61 -0.12 0.37
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 4.61 -2.41 4.69
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 10.45 -1.27 12.94
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 11 10 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 11 67 -56 23
SINCE MAR 1 331 586 -255 406
SINCE JUL 1 3397 3490 -93 3170
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 7
MONTH TO DATE 26 2 24 30
SINCE MAR 1 46 7 39 53
SINCE JAN 1 46 7 39 53
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 3:00 AM
LOWEST 25 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1929
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 PM EDT
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:44 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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