973  
CDUS41 KAKQ 310527  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
127 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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 87 4:24 PM 103 1953 89 -2 93  
MINIMUM 68 5:31 AM 58 1914 69 -1 75  
1946  
AVERAGE 78 79 -1 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 7.24 1923 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.33 4.22 3.11 10.61  
SINCE JUN 1 12.70 8.86 3.84 14.24  
SINCE JAN 1 26.34 25.88 0.46 36.85  
 
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 13 14 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 457 430 27 490  
SINCE JUN 1 795 738 57 895  
SINCE JAN 1 1052 906 146 1102    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 101 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 55 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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