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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
150 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         87   2:54 PM  98    1948  86      1       79
  MINIMUM         70   5:53 AM  53    1919  66      4       59
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             5.36 2011   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.89                      4.30   1.59     2.53
  SINCE JUN 1     18.59                     13.31   5.28    16.82
  SINCE JAN 1     32.23                     30.33   1.90    39.43

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       14                        11      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE  407                       347     60      263
  SINCE JUN 1   1216                      1100    116     1178
  SINCE JAN 1   1473                      1268    205     1385
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     55           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE   6:36 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:44 PM EDT
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE   6:37 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:43 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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