994  
CDUS41 KAKQ 122128  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
528 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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 81 12:06 PM 98 1937 90 -9 90  
1986  
2017  
MINIMUM 72 2:03 PM 52 2002 69 3 73  
AVERAGE 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.94 2.71 1982 0.14 1.80 2.35  
MONTH TO DATE 2.59 1.67 0.92 8.83  
SINCE JUN 1 7.96 6.31 1.65 12.46  
SINCE JAN 1 21.60 23.33 -1.73 35.07  
 
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 12 15 -3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 216 170 46 182  
SINCE JUN 1 554 478 76 587  
SINCE JAN 1 811 646 165 794    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 79  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 101 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 12 2026..........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 PM EDT  
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 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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