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CDUS41 KAKQ 202128
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 94 2:32 PM 102 1983 87 7 85
MINIMUM 73 2:54 AM 53 1930 67 6 68
1998
AVERAGE 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.74 1931 0.16 -0.16 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 3.15 2.18 2.48
SINCE JUN 1 18.03 12.16 5.87 16.77
SINCE JAN 1 31.67 29.18 2.49 39.38
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 19 12 7 12
MONTH TO DATE 333 264 69 210
SINCE JUN 1 1142 1017 125 1125
SINCE JAN 1 1399 1185 214 1332
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96
LOWEST 46
AVERAGE 71
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1899
1959
1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 54 1922
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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