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CDUS41 KAKQ 042128
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 PM EDT TUE AUG 04 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 85 11:35 AM 99 1980 89 -4 84
MINIMUM 74 3:59 PM 57 1912 69 5 60
1920
AVERAGE 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.89 3.61 2020 0.17 0.72 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.07 0.67 1.40 0.13
SINCE JUN 1 14.77 9.68 5.09 14.42
SINCE JAN 1 28.41 26.70 1.71 37.03
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 15 14 1 7
MONTH TO DATE 61 56 5 28
SINCE JUN 1 870 809 61 943
SINCE JAN 1 1127 977 150 1150
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 74
AVERAGE 86
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 99 1944
1977
1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 1929
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 4 2026........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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