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CDUS41 KAKQ 292135  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
535 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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 88 3:13 PM 103 2011 89 -1 94  
MINIMUM 69 5:17 AM 56 1920 69 0 74  
1946  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.15 1960 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.33 4.07 3.26 10.61  
SINCE JUN 1 12.70 8.71 3.99 14.24  
SINCE JAN 1 26.34 25.73 0.61 36.85  
 
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 14 0 19  
MONTH TO DATE 444 416 28 471  
SINCE JUN 1 782 724 58 876  
SINCE JAN 1 1039 892 147 1083    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 46  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 103 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 58 1914  
1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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