913  
CDUS41 KAKQ 090531  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
131 AM EDT FRI OCT 09 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 84 3:22 PM 95 1941 74 10 80  
MINIMUM 54 6:10 AM 31 1935 52 2 55  
AVERAGE 69 63 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 95 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1935  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM EDT SUNSET 6:41 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM EDT SUNSET 6:39 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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