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CDUS41 KAKQ 180532
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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 92 3:07 PM 100 1980 90 2 93
MINIMUM 75 11:59 PM 55 1946 70 5 77
AVERAGE 84 80 4 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.90 1945 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.67 2.36 0.31 9.93
SINCE JUN 1 8.04 7.00 1.04 13.56
SINCE JAN 1 21.68 24.02 -2.34 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 19 15 4 20
MONTH TO DATE 288 245 43 265
SINCE JUN 1 626 553 73 670
SINCE JAN 1 883 721 162 877
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM
LOWEST 47 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 101 1942
1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 58 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 PM EDT
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 6:03 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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