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CDUS41 KAKQ 220531
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EDT WED APR 22 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 4:13 PM 92 1957 72 -7 82
1985
MINIMUM 33 5:13 AM 28 1956 48 -15 56
AVERAGE 49 60 -11 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1953 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 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
YESTERDAY 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM
LOWEST 21 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 96 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 2020
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 PM EDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 7:52 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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