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CDUS41 KAKQ 290527
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
127 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 91 2:34 PM 100 1948 86 5 82
MINIMUM 70 6:09 AM 50 1986 66 4 60
AVERAGE 81 76 5 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM
LOWEST 47 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:43 PM EDT
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 6:38 AM EDT SUNSET 7:41 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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