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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         94   2:32 PM 102    1983  87      7       85
  MINIMUM         73   2:54 AM  53    1930  67      6       68
                                      1998
  AVERAGE         84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.74 1931   0.16  -0.16     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33                      3.15   2.18     2.48
  SINCE JUN 1     18.03                     12.16   5.87    16.77
  SINCE JAN 1     31.67                     29.18   2.49    39.38

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           19                        12      7       12
  MONTH TO DATE  333                       264     69      210
  SINCE JUN 1   1142                      1017    125     1125
  SINCE JAN 1   1399                      1185    214     1332
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96
 LOWEST     46
 AVERAGE    71

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1899
                                             1959
                                             1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        54      1922


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:30 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:55 PM EDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:30 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:54 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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