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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
532 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         86   3:46 PM 102    1983  87     -1       84        
  MINIMUM         69   5:42 AM  49    1923  67      2       64        
  AVERAGE         78                                               

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             2.94 1937   0.16  -0.16     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.46                      3.46   2.00     2.50     
  SINCE JUN 1     18.16                     12.47   5.69    16.79     
  SINCE JAN 1     31.80                     29.49   2.31    39.40     

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           13                        12      1        9        
  MONTH TO DATE  356                       288     68      226        
  SINCE JUN 1   1165                      1041    124     1141        
  SINCE JAN 1   1422                      1209    213     1348        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)       


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97                                                        
 LOWEST     59                                                        
 AVERAGE    78                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       101      2002                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        53      1923                      
                                             1925                     
                                             1932                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:31 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:52 PM EDT     
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   6:32 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:51 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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