197  
CDUS41 KAKQ 100529  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
129 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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 3:58 PM 92 2001 68 -3 55  
MINIMUM 33 5:59 AM 27 1930 44 -11 29  
1972  
AVERAGE 49 56 -7 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.92 1918 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.92 -0.43 1.77  
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 4.92 -2.72 6.09  
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 10.76 -1.58 14.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1982 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 16 9 7 23  
MONTH TO DATE 57 96 -39 78  
SINCE MAR 1 377 615 -238 461  
SINCE JUL 1 3443 3519 -76 3225  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 5 21 30  
SINCE MAR 1 46 10 36 53  
SINCE JAN 1 46 10 36 53    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 91 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 23 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 7:40 PM EDT  
APRIL 11 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 7:41 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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