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CDUS41 KAKQ 180537
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
137 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE RICHMOND 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 94 3:37 PM 99 1987 88 6 93
1988
MINIMUM 73 4:41 AM 56 1902 68 5 69
1963
1979
AVERAGE 84 78 6 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.15 3.17 1977 0.16 -0.01 0.70
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 2.67 2.66 1.58
SINCE JUN 1 18.03 11.68 6.35 15.87
SINCE JAN 1 31.67 28.70 2.97 38.48
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 0 6 -6 6
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 19 13 6 16
MONTH TO DATE 281 228 53 182
SINCE JUN 1 1090 981 109 1097
SINCE JAN 1 1347 1149 198 1304
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM
LOWEST 52 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1941
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 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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