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CDUS41 KAKQ 200526
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 91 3:08 PM 99 2019 87 4 74
MINIMUM 71 5:25 AM 53 1924 67 4 68
1930
AVERAGE 81 77 4 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.62 1957 0.16 -0.16 0.05
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 2.99 2.34 2.47
SINCE JUN 1 18.03 12.00 6.03 16.76
SINCE JAN 1 31.67 29.02 2.65 39.37
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 16 12 4 6
MONTH TO DATE 314 252 62 198
SINCE JUN 1 1123 1005 118 1113
SINCE JAN 1 1380 1173 207 1320
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 1:00 AM
LOWEST 45 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1930
1998
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 PM EDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:54 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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