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CDUS41 KAKQ 162137
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
537 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 3:29 PM 101 1954 88 0 90
MINIMUM 72 4:32 AM 53 1963 68 4 72
AVERAGE 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 3.10 2007 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.51 2.51 2.00 0.88
SINCE JUN 1 17.21 11.52 5.69 15.17
SINCE JAN 1 30.85 28.54 2.31 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 15 13 2 16
MONTH TO DATE 262 215 47 166
SINCE JUN 1 1071 968 103 1081
SINCE JAN 1 1328 1136 192 1288
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
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 99 1987
1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 56 1902
1963
1979
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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