788  
CDUS41 KAKQ 262130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 56 3:59 PM 96 1960 74 -18 82  
MINIMUM 47 7:23 AM 32 1919 50 -3 56  
1934  
AVERAGE 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 2.60 1978 0.12 -0.08 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 2.72 -1.75 3.54  
SINCE MAR 1 2.68 6.72 -4.04 7.86  
SINCE JAN 1 9.66 12.56 -2.90 16.11  
 
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 13 5 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 121 217 -96 165  
SINCE MAR 1 441 736 -295 548  
SINCE JUL 1 3507 3640 -133 3312  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 97 29 68 62  
SINCE MAR 1 117 34 83 85  
SINCE JAN 1 117 34 83 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 66  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 96 1915  
1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 PM EDT  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 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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