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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
536 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81  12:09 PM  97    2002  88     -7       90
  MINIMUM         72   5:49 AM  54    1941  68      4       72
  AVERAGE         77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.83          5.58 1985   0.16   0.67     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    2.41                      2.83  -0.42     2.86
  SINCE JUN 1     16.70                     11.84   4.86    12.94
  SINCE JAN 1     39.31                     28.86  10.45    37.64

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      6                         6      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           12                        12      0       16
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       240    -46      275
  SINCE JUN 1   1109                       993    116     1194
  SINCE JAN 1   1316                      1161    155     1441
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97
 LOWEST     77
 AVERAGE    87

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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 2025........SUNRISE   6:28 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:57 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2025........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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