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CDUS41 KAKQ 182134
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
534 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 89 2:52 PM 97 2002 88 1 81
MINIMUM 74 4:54 AM 54 1941 68 6 69
AVERAGE 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 5.58 1985 0.16 -0.16 0.84
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 2.83 2.50 2.42
SINCE JUN 1 18.03 11.84 6.19 16.71
SINCE JAN 1 31.67 28.86 2.81 39.32
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 17 12 5 10
MONTH TO DATE 298 240 58 192
SINCE JUN 1 1107 993 114 1107
SINCE JAN 1 1364 1161 203 1314
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 59
AVERAGE 78
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1924
1930
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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