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CDUS41 KAKQ 220528
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 83 1:24 PM 96 1899 87 -4 75
1959
1962
MINIMUM 66 6:17 AM 54 1922 67 -1 68
AVERAGE 75 77 -2 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.19 1963 0.15 -0.15 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 5.46 3.30 2.16 2.50
SINCE JUN 1 18.16 12.31 5.85 16.79
SINCE JAN 1 31.80 29.33 2.47 39.40
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 0
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 10 12 -2 7
MONTH TO DATE 343 276 67 217
SINCE JUN 1 1152 1029 123 1132
SINCE JAN 1 1409 1197 212 1339
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:52 PM EDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 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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