100  
CDUS41 KAKQ 082128  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
528 PM EDT THU OCT 08 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 84 3:22 PM 95 1941 74 10 80  
MINIMUM 54 6:10 AM 31 1935 52 2 55  
AVERAGE 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.31 2016 0.11 -0.11 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.96 -0.15 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 6.31 5.57 0.74 5.69  
SINCE JAN 1 38.54 36.50 2.04 45.12  
 
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 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 27 -13 9  
SINCE SEP 1 22 49 -27 15  
SINCE JUL 1 22 49 -27 15  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 2 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 27 20 7 13  
SINCE SEP 1 317 226 91 194  
SINCE JAN 1 1851 1536 315 1595    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 38  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 95 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1935  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM EDT SUNSET 6:42 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM EDT SUNSET 6:41 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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