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CDUS41 KAKQ 182122
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
522 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 90 3:18 PM 95 1976 72 18 80
MINIMUM 56 4:56 AM 29 1951 47 9 43
AVERAGE 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.87 1910 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 1.83 -1.34 3.53
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 5.83 -3.63 7.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 11.67 -2.49 16.10
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 2.0
SINCE JUL 1 13.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 7 -7 3
MONTH TO DATE 66 169 -103 162
SINCE MAR 1 386 688 -302 545
SINCE JUL 1 3452 3592 -140 3309
COOLING
TODAY 8 1 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 86 14 72 30
SINCE MAR 1 106 19 87 53
SINCE JAN 1 106 19 87 53
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90
LOWEST 24
AVERAGE 57
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 93 1941
1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 2001
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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