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CDUS41 KAKQ 080539
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
139 AM EDT WED APR 08 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 64 2:38 PM 94 1929 68 -4 57
MINIMUM 43 11:59 PM 25 1977 44 -1 46
AVERAGE 54 56 -2 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 2003 0.10 -0.10 1.40
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.71 -0.22 1.77
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 4.71 -2.51 6.09
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 10.55 -1.37 14.34
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 2007 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 13
MONTH TO DATE 22 77 -55 36
SINCE MAR 1 342 596 -254 419
SINCE JUL 1 3408 3500 -92 3183
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 26 3 23 30
SINCE MAR 1 46 8 38 53
SINCE JAN 1 46 8 38 53
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 6:00 AM
LOWEST 22 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1929
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1990
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 PM EDT
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 7:39 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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