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CDUS41 KAKQ 052135
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
535 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 90 2:12 PM 99 1944 89 1 77
1977
1980
MINIMUM 73 12:04 AM 54 1929 69 4 66
AVERAGE 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.07 1.77 1952 0.17 -0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.85 0.84 2.01 0.13
SINCE JUN 1 15.55 9.85 5.70 14.42
SINCE JAN 1 29.19 26.87 2.32 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 17 14 3 7
MONTH TO DATE 77 70 7 35
SINCE JUN 1 886 823 63 950
SINCE JAN 1 1143 991 152 1157
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 57
AVERAGE 79
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 107 1918
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 1948
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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