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CDUS41 KAKQ 170530
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 93 4:28 PM 101 1980 90 3 91
MINIMUM 71 5:37 AM 55 1960 70 1 73
AVERAGE 82 80 2 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.53 1949 0.14 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.67 2.22 0.45 9.93
SINCE JUN 1 8.04 6.86 1.18 13.56
SINCE JAN 1 21.68 23.88 -2.20 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 0
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 17 15 2 17
MONTH TO DATE 269 230 39 245
SINCE JUN 1 607 538 69 650
SINCE JAN 1 864 706 158 857
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM
LOWEST 54 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 100 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 PM EDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 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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