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CDUS41 KAKQ 160533
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE RICHMOND 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 86 4:13 PM 98 1900 88 -2 90
MINIMUM 72 5:06 AM 51 1963 68 4 71
1983
AVERAGE 79 78 1 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM
LOWEST 61 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 101 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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