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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
532 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 69 3:58 PM 93 1957 74 -5 75
MINIMUM 43 5:28 AM 32 1931 50 -7 47
AVERAGE 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.76 2023 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 2.95 -1.98 3.54
SINCE MAR 1 2.68 6.95 -4.27 7.86
SINCE JAN 1 9.66 12.79 -3.13 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 9 5 4 4
MONTH TO DATE 139 227 -88 173
SINCE MAR 1 459 746 -287 556
SINCE JUL 1 3525 3650 -125 3320
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 97 33 64 62
SINCE MAR 1 117 38 79 85
SINCE JAN 1 117 38 79 85
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 48
AVERAGE 71
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1934
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 PM EDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 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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