921  
CDUS41 KAKQ 202135  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
535 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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 86 1:35 PM 103 1930 90 -4 91  
MINIMUM 72 6:04 AM 57 1966 70 2 74  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.11 1892 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.42 2.78 0.64 10.37  
SINCE JUN 1 8.79 7.42 1.37 14.00  
SINCE JAN 1 22.43 24.44 -2.01 36.61  
 
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 14 15 -1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 340 290 50 316  
SINCE JUN 1 678 598 80 721  
SINCE JAN 1 935 766 169 928    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 59  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 104 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1966  
2001  
 
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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