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CDUS41 KAKQ 160534
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
134 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 91 2:38 PM 100 1976 90 1 85
1995
MINIMUM 68 5:38 AM 51 1940 70 -2 72
AVERAGE 80 80 0 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.47 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.55
MONTH TO DATE 2.67 2.08 0.59 9.93
SINCE JUN 1 8.04 6.72 1.32 13.56
SINCE JAN 1 21.68 23.74 -2.06 36.17
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 15 15 0 14
MONTH TO DATE 252 215 37 228
SINCE JUN 1 590 523 67 633
SINCE JAN 1 847 691 156 840
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 10:00 PM
LOWEST 50 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 72
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 101 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 6:01 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 PM EDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 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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