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CDUS41 KAKQ 292135
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
535 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 86 3:41 PM 101 1953 86 0 84
MINIMUM 70 6:04 AM 47 1986 66 4 58
AVERAGE 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.88 2008 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 4.61 1.28 2.53
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 13.62 4.97 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.64 1.59 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 13 11 2 6
MONTH TO DATE 436 369 67 275
SINCE JUN 1 1245 1122 123 1190
SINCE JAN 1 1502 1290 212 1397
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 55
AVERAGE 76
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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 1965
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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