CDUS41 KAKQ 220532 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 132 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 77 3:55 PM 90 1968 61 16 62 MINIMUM 48 6:46 AM 16 1914 39 9 40 AVERAGE 63 50 13 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.40 1983 0.13 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.34 2.74 -1.40 3.40 SINCE MAR 1 1.34 2.74 -1.40 3.40 SINCE JAN 1 8.32 8.58 -0.26 11.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1943 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.0 0.9 1.1 SINCE MAR 1 2.0 0.9 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.6 4.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 2 15 -13 14 MONTH TO DATE 230 384 -154 301 SINCE MAR 1 230 384 -154 301 SINCE JUL 1 3296 3288 8 3065 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 2 SINCE MAR 1 14 0 14 2 SINCE JAN 1 14 0 14 2 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 7:00 AM LOWEST 32 5:00 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM EDT SUNSET 7:23 PM EDT MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM EDT SUNSET 7:24 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$