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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
537 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 74 3:43 PM 93 1974 75 -1 88
MINIMUM 56 5:21 AM 30 1897 51 5 63
AVERAGE 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.70 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.98 3.18 -2.20 3.54
SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.18 -4.49 7.86
SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.02 -3.35 16.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 2.0
SINCE JUL 1 13.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 145 236 -91 173
SINCE MAR 1 465 755 -290 556
SINCE JUL 1 3531 3659 -128 3320
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 11
MONTH TO DATE 97 37 60 74
SINCE MAR 1 117 42 75 97
SINCE JAN 1 117 42 75 97
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 35
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1937
1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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