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CDUS41 KAKQ 180528
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 4:20 PM 97 1991 81 9 66
MINIMUM 64 5:47 AM 40 1966 61 3 59
AVERAGE 77 71 6 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.89 1945 0.16 -0.16 0.51
MONTH TO DATE 5.00 2.76 2.24 3.18
SINCE SEP 1 5.00 2.76 2.24 3.18
SINCE JAN 1 37.23 33.69 3.54 42.61
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 1 -1 2
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 6
SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 6
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 6
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 6 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 223 145 78 72
SINCE SEP 1 223 145 78 72
SINCE JAN 1 1757 1455 302 1473
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 95 1978
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1937
1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 6:54 AM EDT SUNSET 7:12 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE 6:55 AM EDT SUNSET 7:11 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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