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CDUS41 KAKQ 210530
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 2:05 PM 95 1985 72 -7 86
MINIMUM 39 2:43 AM 29 1926 48 -9 58
AVERAGE 52 60 -8 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.35 2008 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 2.04 -1.45 3.53
SINCE MAR 1 2.30 6.04 -3.74 7.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.28 11.88 -2.60 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 13 7 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 89 183 -94 162
SINCE MAR 1 409 702 -293 545
SINCE JUL 1 3475 3606 -131 3309
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7
MONTH TO DATE 86 17 69 45
SINCE MAR 1 106 22 84 68
SINCE JAN 1 106 22 84 68
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 24 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1957
1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 PM EDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 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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