451  
CDUS41 KAKQ 082130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT WED JUL 08 2026  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 86 3:46 PM 103 2012 90 -4 95  
MINIMUM 72 3:06 AM 54 1983 69 3 73  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.94 2021 0.14 -0.14 1.68  
MONTH TO DATE 0.46 1.11 -0.65 4.15  
SINCE JUN 1 5.83 5.75 0.08 7.78  
SINCE JAN 1 19.47 22.77 -3.30 30.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 6 -6 6  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 14 0 19  
MONTH TO DATE 150 112 38 120  
SINCE JUN 1 488 420 68 525  
SINCE JAN 1 745 588 157 732    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 70  
AVERAGE 84  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 101 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:33 PM EDT  
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:33 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab VA Page
The Nexlab NC Page
The Nexlab MD Page Main Text Page