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CDUS41 KAKQ 180532
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 87 1:54 PM 96 1976 71 16 67
MINIMUM 64 11:29 PM 31 1928 47 17 36
1949
AVERAGE 76 59 17 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 3.65 1910 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 1.73 -1.24 3.53
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 5.73 -3.53 7.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 11.57 -2.39 16.10
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 7 -7 13
MONTH TO DATE 66 162 -96 159
SINCE MAR 1 386 681 -295 542
SINCE JUL 1 3452 3585 -133 3306
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 1 10 0
MONTH TO DATE 78 13 65 30
SINCE MAR 1 98 18 80 53
SINCE JAN 1 98 18 80 53
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 10:00 PM
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 48
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1951
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 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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