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CDUS41 KAKQ 122129
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
529 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 2:50 PM 101 1977 88 0 89
MINIMUM 70 5:47 AM 51 1930 68 2 70
AVERAGE 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 8.79 1955 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.32 1.89 1.43 0.48
SINCE JUN 1 16.02 10.90 5.12 14.77
SINCE JAN 1 29.66 27.92 1.74 37.38
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 13 1 15
MONTH TO DATE 198 163 35 101
SINCE JUN 1 1007 916 91 1016
SINCE JAN 1 1264 1084 180 1223
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87
LOWEST 53
AVERAGE 70
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 47 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 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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