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CDUS41 KAKQ 150540
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
140 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 92 3:02 PM 100 1926 88 4 90
1943
1985
MINIMUM 74 6:11 AM 47 1941 68 6 74
AVERAGE 83 78 5 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.18 2.85 1939 0.16 1.02 0.11
MONTH TO DATE 4.50 2.20 2.30 0.88
SINCE JUN 1 17.20 11.21 5.99 15.17
SINCE JAN 1 30.84 28.23 2.61 37.78
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 18 13 5 17
MONTH TO DATE 233 189 44 134
SINCE JUN 1 1042 942 100 1049
SINCE JAN 1 1299 1110 189 1256
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 9:00 PM
LOWEST 58 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 1900
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 1963
1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 PM EDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 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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