904  
CDUS41 KAKQ 162131  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 83 3:02 PM 97 1991 81 2 66  
MINIMUM 59 6:15 AM 44 1985 61 -2 59  
AVERAGE 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.53 1999 0.15 -0.15 1.82  
MONTH TO DATE 5.00 2.60 2.40 2.67  
SINCE SEP 1 5.00 2.60 2.40 2.67  
SINCE JAN 1 37.23 33.53 3.70 42.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 4  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 4  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 7 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 211 139 72 72  
SINCE SEP 1 211 139 72 72  
SINCE JAN 1 1745 1449 296 1473    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 51  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 7:15 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 6:53 AM EDT SUNSET 7:14 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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