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CDUS41 KAKQ 270536
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
136 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 87 3:57 PM 99 1975 86 1 81
2016
MINIMUM 62 5:10 AM 52 1942 67 -5 60
AVERAGE 75 76 -1 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.07 1922 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 4.13 1.76 2.53
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 13.14 5.45 16.82
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.16 2.07 39.43
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 10 12 -2 6
MONTH TO DATE 393 336 57 259
SINCE JUN 1 1202 1089 113 1174
SINCE JAN 1 1459 1257 202 1381
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 7:00 AM
LOWEST 45 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1919
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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