769  
CDUS41 KAKQ 180537  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
137 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 92 4:49 PM 98 1988 87 5 90  
MINIMUM 75 1:09 AM 59 1972 72 3 71  
AVERAGE 84 79 5 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.54 1977 0.18 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.42 3.42 -1.00 1.11  
SINCE JUN 1 11.16 13.93 -2.77 10.83  
SINCE JAN 1 24.02 31.08 -7.06 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 MM  
 
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 19 14 5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 308 254 54 210  
SINCE JUN 1 1183 1106 77 1172  
SINCE JAN 1 1492 1322 170 1477    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 58 1902  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 7:52 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 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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