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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
534 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         89   2:52 PM  97    2002  88      1       81
  MINIMUM         74   4:54 AM  54    1941  68      6       69
  AVERAGE         82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          5.58 1985   0.16  -0.16     0.84
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33                      2.83   2.50     2.42
  SINCE JUN 1     18.03                     11.84   6.19    16.71
  SINCE JAN 1     31.67                     28.86   2.81    39.32

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           17                        12      5       10
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       240     58      192
  SINCE JUN 1   1107                       993    114     1107
  SINCE JAN 1   1364                      1161    203     1314
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (0)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


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        99      2019
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        53      1924
                                             1930


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:28 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   6:29 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:56 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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