CDUS41 KAKQ 160535 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 135 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 2:02 AM 90 1985 71 6 77 MINIMUM 63 9:47 PM 31 1934 49 14 52 AVERAGE 70 60 10 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.15 1954 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.45 1.72 -0.27 0.33 SINCE SEP 1 6.95 6.33 0.62 6.01 SINCE JAN 1 39.18 37.26 1.92 45.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 2002 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 15 63 -48 36 SINCE SEP 1 23 85 -62 42 SINCE JUL 1 23 85 -62 42 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 60 31 29 13 SINCE SEP 1 350 237 113 194 SINCE JAN 1 1884 1547 337 1595 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 12:00 PM LOWEST 71 12:00 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEARMAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1897 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1937 1939 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM EDT SUNSET 6:31 PM EDT OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM EDT SUNSET 6:29 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$