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CDUS41 KAKQ 200537  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
137 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 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 90 12:28 PM 101 1942 90 0 90  
2020  
MINIMUM 73 9:42 PM 58 1925 70 3 72  
1976  
AVERAGE 82 80 2 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.26 2.54 1920 0.14 0.12 0.28  
MONTH TO DATE 3.42 2.64 0.78 10.37  
SINCE JUN 1 8.79 7.28 1.51 14.00  
SINCE JAN 1 22.43 24.30 -1.87 36.61  
 
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 16  
MONTH TO DATE 326 275 51 298  
SINCE JUN 1 664 583 81 703  
SINCE JAN 1 921 751 170 910    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 56 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 103 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 57 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 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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