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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
540 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 91 2:34 PM 100 1948 86 5 82
MINIMUM 70 6:09 AM 50 1986 66 4 60
AVERAGE 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.34 2008 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 4.45 1.44 2.53
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 13.46 5.13 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.48 1.75 39.43
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 16 11 5 6
MONTH TO DATE 423 358 65 269
SINCE JUN 1 1232 1111 121 1184
SINCE JAN 1 1489 1279 210 1391
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 47
AVERAGE 72
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:44 PM EDT
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:43 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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