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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
532 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         83   1:24 PM  96    1899  87     -4       75
                                      1959
                                      1962
  MINIMUM         66   6:17 AM  54    1922  67     -1       68
  AVERAGE         75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.19 1963   0.15  -0.15     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    5.46                      3.30   2.16     2.50
  SINCE JUN 1     18.16                     12.31   5.85    16.79
  SINCE JAN 1     31.80                     29.33   2.47    39.40

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           10                        12     -2        7
  MONTH TO DATE  343                       276     67      217
  SINCE JUN 1   1152                      1029    123     1132
  SINCE JAN 1   1409                      1197    212     1339
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94
 LOWEST     55
 AVERAGE    75

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       102      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        49      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:30 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:54 PM EDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:31 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:52 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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