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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
532 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 64 3:59 PM 92 1957 72 -8 82
1985
MINIMUM 33 5:13 AM 28 1956 48 -15 56
AVERAGE 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.46 2008 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 2.15 -1.56 3.53
SINCE MAR 1 2.30 6.15 -3.85 7.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.28 11.99 -2.71 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 16 6 10 0
MONTH TO DATE 105 189 -84 162
SINCE MAR 1 425 708 -283 545
SINCE JUL 1 3491 3612 -121 3309
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 4
MONTH TO DATE 86 19 67 49
SINCE MAR 1 106 24 82 72
SINCE JAN 1 106 24 82 72
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78
LOWEST 21
AVERAGE 50
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 96 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 2020
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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