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CDUS41 KAKQ 182201  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
601 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 97 2:27 PM 101 1942 90 7 91  
1977  
MINIMUM 74 5:40 AM 58 1946 70 4 73  
AVERAGE 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.49 3.87 1927 0.14 0.35 0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 3.16 2.50 0.66 10.09  
SINCE JUN 1 8.53 7.14 1.39 13.72  
SINCE JAN 1 22.17 24.16 -1.99 36.33  
 
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 21 15 6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 309 260 49 282  
SINCE JUN 1 647 568 79 687  
SINCE JAN 1 904 736 168 894    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 51  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 101 1942  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 58 1925  
1976  
 
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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