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CDUS41 KAKQ 222132
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
532 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 86 3:46 PM 102 1983 87 -1 84
MINIMUM 69 5:42 AM 49 1923 67 2 64
AVERAGE 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.94 1937 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.46 3.46 2.00 2.50
SINCE JUN 1 18.16 12.47 5.69 16.79
SINCE JAN 1 31.80 29.49 2.31 39.40
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 13 12 1 9
MONTH TO DATE 356 288 68 226
SINCE JUN 1 1165 1041 124 1141
SINCE JAN 1 1422 1209 213 1348
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
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) 87 101 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1923
1925
1932
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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