850  
CDUS41 KAKQ 160533  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
133 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 83 3:09 PM 98 1980 87 -4 84  
MINIMUM 75 10:51 PM 55 1964 72 3 73  
AVERAGE 79 79 0 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.13 1980 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 3.06 -1.12 1.11  
SINCE JUN 1 10.68 13.57 -2.89 10.83  
SINCE JAN 1 23.54 30.72 -7.18 28.01  
 
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 1 4 -3 2  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 14 0 14  
MONTH TO DATE 273 226 47 181  
SINCE JUN 1 1148 1078 70 1143  
SINCE JAN 1 1457 1294 163 1448    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1900  
1997  
2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 58 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 7:54 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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