CDUS41 KAKQ 220528 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 128 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 83 1:24 PM 96 1899 87 -4 75 1959 1962 MINIMUM 66 6:17 AM 54 1922 67 -1 68 AVERAGE 75 77 -2 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 2002 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM LOWEST 55 1:00 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:52 PM EDT AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$