CDUS41 KAKQ 230530 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 86 3:46 PM 102 1983 87 -1 84 MINIMUM 66 10:43 PM 49 1923 67 -1 64 AVERAGE 76 77 -1 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.43 2.94 1937 0.16 0.27 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.89 3.46 2.43 2.50 SINCE JUN 1 18.59 12.47 6.12 16.79 SINCE JAN 1 32.23 29.49 2.74 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 11 12 -1 9 MONTH TO DATE 354 288 66 226 SINCE JUN 1 1163 1041 122 1141 SINCE JAN 1 1420 1209 211 1348 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM LOWEST 59 2:00 PMAVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1923 1925 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 PM EDT AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$