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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
530 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 93 3:24 PM 102 1953 86 7 78
MINIMUM 73 2:16 AM 46 1934 66 7 54
AVERAGE 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.88 1964 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 4.90 0.99 2.53
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 13.91 4.68 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.93 1.30 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 18 11 7 1
MONTH TO DATE 468 389 79 279
SINCE JUN 1 1277 1142 135 1194
SINCE JAN 1 1534 1310 224 1401
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87
LOWEST 43
AVERAGE 65
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 102 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1946
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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