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CDUS41 KAKQ 310526
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 90 3:15 PM 101 1953 86 4 78
MINIMUM 67 5:05 AM 47 1965 66 1 58
AVERAGE 79 76 3 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 6.68 2004 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 4.76 1.13 2.53
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 13.77 4.82 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.79 1.44 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 14 11 3 3
MONTH TO DATE 450 380 70 278
SINCE JUN 1 1259 1133 126 1193
SINCE JAN 1 1516 1301 215 1400
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 102 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1934
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EDT SUNSET 7:40 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 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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