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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 87 2:54 PM 98 1948 86 1 79
MINIMUM 70 5:53 AM 53 1919 66 4 59
AVERAGE 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 5.36 2011 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 4.30 1.59 2.53
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 13.31 5.28 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.33 1.90 39.43
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 6 -6 6
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
TODAY 14 11 3 4
MONTH TO DATE 407 347 60 263
SINCE JUN 1 1216 1100 116 1178
SINCE JAN 1 1473 1268 205 1385
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 55
AVERAGE 74
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:45 PM EDT
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:44 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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