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CDUS41 KAKQ 170542
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
142 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 83 3:02 PM 97 1991 81 2 66
MINIMUM 59 6:15 AM 44 1985 61 -2 59
AVERAGE 71 71 0 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE SEP 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 2
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 4
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 4
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 4
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 7:00 AM
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 6:53 AM EDT SUNSET 7:14 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 6:54 AM EDT SUNSET 7:12 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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