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CDUS41 KAKQ 280536
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
136 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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 3:48 PM 101 1940 89 -2 98
MINIMUM 67 4:15 AM 52 1962 69 -2 73
AVERAGE 77 79 -2 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.58 1.62 1945 0.15 0.43 0.24
MONTH TO DATE 7.23 3.78 3.45 10.61
SINCE JUN 1 12.60 8.42 4.18 14.24
SINCE JAN 1 26.24 25.44 0.80 36.85
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 12 14 -2 21
MONTH TO DATE 416 388 28 434
SINCE JUN 1 754 696 58 839
SINCE JAN 1 1011 864 147 1046
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 51 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 102 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 28 2026..........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 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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