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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 4:32 PM 101 2002 87 -1 81
MINIMUM 66 4:03 AM 53 1923 67 -1 59
1925
1932
AVERAGE 76 77 -1 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.19 1933 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 3.63 2.26 2.50
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 12.64 5.95 16.79
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 29.66 2.57 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 5
MONTH TO DATE 365 300 65 231
SINCE JUN 1 1174 1053 121 1146
SINCE JAN 1 1431 1221 210 1353
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM
LOWEST 37 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1952
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 PM EDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:34 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 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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