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CDUS41 KAKQ 060528
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 90 2:12 PM 99 1944 89 1 77
1977
1980
MINIMUM 73 12:04 AM 54 1929 69 4 66
AVERAGE 82 79 3 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 57 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 107 1918
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT
AUGUST 7 2026........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 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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