599  
CDUS41 KAKQ 040533  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
133 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 73 1:10 AM 97 2019 75 -2 73  
MINIMUM 58 10:57 PM 31 1974 54 4 49  
AVERAGE 66 65 1 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.28 1.40 1985 0.11 0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.36 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 5.80 4.97 0.83 5.68  
SINCE JAN 1 38.03 35.90 2.13 45.11  
 
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 3 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 8  
SINCE SEP 1 8 31 -23 14  
SINCE JUL 1 8 31 -23 14  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 9 12 0  
SINCE SEP 1 311 215 96 181  
SINCE JAN 1 1845 1525 320 1582    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 73 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1941  
1954  
1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 28 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:07 AM EDT SUNSET 6:48 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:08 AM EDT SUNSET 6:46 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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