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CDUS41 KAKQ 230530
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 86 3:46 PM 102 1983 87 -1 84
MINIMUM 66 10:43 PM 49 1923 67 -1 64
AVERAGE 76 77 -1 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.43 2.94 1937 0.16 0.27 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 3.46 2.43 2.50
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 12.47 6.12 16.79
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 29.49 2.74 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 11 12 -1 9
MONTH TO DATE 354 288 66 226
SINCE JUN 1 1163 1041 122 1141
SINCE JAN 1 1420 1209 211 1348
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1923
1925
1932
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 PM EDT
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 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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