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CDUS41 KAKQ 312129  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
529 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 3:39 PM 101 1954 89 -1 94  
MINIMUM 69 5:39 AM 55 1932 69 0 76  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.92 1960 0.15 -0.15 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 7.33 4.37 2.96 10.66  
SINCE JUN 1 12.70 9.01 3.69 14.29  
SINCE JAN 1 26.34 26.03 0.31 36.90  
 
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 20  
MONTH TO DATE 471 445 26 510  
SINCE JUN 1 809 753 56 915  
SINCE JAN 1 1066 921 145 1122    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76  
LOWEST 39  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 99 1980  
1999  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1936  
 
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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