CDUS41 KAKQ 240532 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 132 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 86 4:32 PM 101 2002 87 -1 81 MINIMUM 66 4:03 AM 53 1923 67 -1 59 1925 1932 AVERAGE 76 77 -1 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.19 1933 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.89 3.63 2.26 2.50 SINCE JUN 1 18.59 12.64 5.95 16.79 SINCE JAN 1 32.23 29.66 2.57 39.40 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 11 12 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 365 300 65 231 SINCE JUN 1 1174 1053 121 1146 SINCE JAN 1 1431 1221 210 1353 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM LOWEST 37 2:00 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 1914 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1952 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 PM EDT AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:34 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$