920  
CDUS41 KAKQ 212132  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
532 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 78 2:16 PM 96 1874 86 -8 79  
MINIMUM 73 3:59 PM 60 1998 71 2 71  
AVERAGE 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.24 5.69 1933 0.18 0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.10 4.15 -1.05 1.60  
SINCE JUN 1 11.84 14.66 -2.82 11.32  
SINCE JAN 1 24.70 31.81 -7.11 28.50  
 
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 1 4 -3 2  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 14 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 376 310 66 262  
SINCE JUN 1 1251 1162 89 1224  
SINCE JAN 1 1560 1378 182 1529    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 71  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 59 1969  
2000  
2024  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 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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