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CDUS41 KAKQ 050533
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 85 11:35 AM 99 1980 89 -4 84
MINIMUM 72 9:42 PM 57 1912 69 3 60
1920
AVERAGE 79 79 0 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.60 3.61 2020 0.17 1.43 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.78 0.67 2.11 0.13
SINCE JUN 1 15.48 9.68 5.80 14.42
SINCE JAN 1 29.12 26.70 2.42 37.03
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 14 14 0 7
MONTH TO DATE 60 56 4 28
SINCE JUN 1 869 809 60 943
SINCE JAN 1 1126 977 149 1150
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 10:00 PM
LOWEST 74 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 99 1944
1977
1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 1929
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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