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CDUS41 KAKQ 242232  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
532 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 43 3:22 PM 82 1985 54 -11 61  
MINIMUM 28 6:53 AM 11 1914 32 -4 28  
AVERAGE 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.64 1979 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 2.20 1.20 5.43  
SINCE DEC 1 9.99 8.94 1.05 10.25  
SINCE JAN 1 6.83 5.43 1.40 8.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0  
SINCE DEC 1 11.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 22 7 20  
MONTH TO DATE 658 587 71 607  
SINCE DEC 1 2373 2135 238 2268  
SINCE JUL 1 2990 2819 171 2719  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 55  
LOWEST 28  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 83 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 8 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:47 AM EST SUNSET 5:58 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 6:46 AM EST SUNSET 5:59 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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