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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 3:14 PM 94 1974 74 -5 82
MINIMUM 48 5:26 AM 33 1934 51 -3 50
AVERAGE 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.46 1994 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 3.06 -2.09 3.54
SINCE MAR 1 2.68 7.06 -4.38 7.86
SINCE JAN 1 9.66 12.90 -3.24 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 6 5 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 145 232 -87 173
SINCE MAR 1 465 751 -286 556
SINCE JUL 1 3531 3655 -124 3320
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 1
MONTH TO DATE 97 35 62 63
SINCE MAR 1 117 40 77 86
SINCE JAN 1 117 40 77 86
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89
LOWEST 63
AVERAGE 76
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1897
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:15 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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