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CDUS41 KAKQ 010542
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
142 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 93 3:24 PM 102 1953 86 7 78
MINIMUM 73 2:16 AM 46 1934 66 7 54
AVERAGE 83 76 7 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 10:00 PM
LOWEST 43 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 102 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 6:41 AM EDT SUNSET 7:37 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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