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CLIRIC



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

535 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2026



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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         90   2:12 PM  99    1944  89      1       77        

                                      1977                           

                                      1980                           

  MINIMUM         73  12:04 AM  54    1929  69      4       66        

  AVERAGE         82                                               



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.07          1.77 1952   0.17  -0.10      T       

  MONTH TO DATE    2.85                      0.84   2.01     0.13     

  SINCE JUN 1     15.55                      9.85   5.70    14.42     

  SINCE JAN 1     29.19                     26.87   2.32    37.03     



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                        14      3        7        

  MONTH TO DATE   77                        70      7       35        

  SINCE JUN 1    886                       823     63      950        

  SINCE JAN 1   1143                       991    152     1157        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)       

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)       





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  HEAVY RAIN                                                          

  RAIN                                                                

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST   100                                                        

 LOWEST     57                                                        

 AVERAGE79                                                        



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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       107      1918                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1948                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

AUGUST  5 2026........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM EDT     

AUGUST  6 2026........SUNRISE   6:18 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:12 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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