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CDUS41 KAKQ 152130
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
530 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 86 3:59 PM 98 1900 88 -2 90
MINIMUM 72 5:06 AM 51 1963 68 4 71
1983
AVERAGE 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 3.45 1940 0.16 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.51 2.36 2.15 0.88
SINCE JUN 1 17.21 11.37 5.84 15.17
SINCE JAN 1 30.85 28.39 2.46 37.78
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 16
MONTH TO DATE 247 202 45 150
SINCE JUN 1 1056 955 101 1065
SINCE JAN 1 1313 1123 190 1272
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 63
AVERAGE 80
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 101 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1963
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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