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CDUS41 KAKQ 170552
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
152 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 88 5:40 PM 101 1954 88 0 90
MINIMUM 72 4:32 AM 53 1963 68 4 72
AVERAGE 80 78 2 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.67 3.10 2007 0.15 0.52 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.18 2.51 2.67 0.88
SINCE JUN 1 17.88 11.52 6.36 15.17
SINCE JAN 1 31.52 28.54 2.98 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 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
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
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 1987
1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 56 1902
1963
1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 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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