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CDUS41 KAKQ 260526
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 3:20 PM 99 1968 87 -4 87
1998
MINIMUM 62 6:11 AM 50 1930 67 -5 65
1952
AVERAGE 73 77 -4 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.77 1908 0.18 -0.18 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 3.97 1.92 2.53
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 12.98 5.61 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.00 2.23 39.43
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 8 12 -4 11
MONTH TO DATE 383 324 59 253
SINCE JUN 1 1192 1077 115 1168
SINCE JAN 1 1449 1245 204 1375
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
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 81 11:00 PM
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 1975
2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 52 1942
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:35 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:45 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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