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CDUS41 KAKQ 050529  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
129 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 67 2:33 PM 94 1941 75 -8 77  
1954  
1986  
MINIMUM 59 2:20 AM 28 1974 54 5 50  
AVERAGE 63 64 -1 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.51 2.04 1964 0.13 0.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.49 0.32 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 6.31 5.10 1.21 5.68  
SINCE JAN 1 38.54 36.03 2.51 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 2 3 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 2 12 -10 9  
SINCE SEP 1 10 34 -24 15  
SINCE JUL 1 10 34 -24 15  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 12 9 0  
SINCE SEP 1 311 218 93 181  
SINCE JAN 1 1845 1528 317 1582    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
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 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 93 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 97  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:08 AM EDT SUNSET 6:46 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM EDT SUNSET 6:45 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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