CDUS41 KAKQ 160530 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 130 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 93R 3:11 PM 92 1941 71 22 69 MINIMUM 59 5:43 AM 29 1943 46 13 54 AVERAGE 76 58 18 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.51 1983 0.10 -0.10 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 1.53 -1.04 3.53 SINCE MAR 1 2.20 5.53 -3.33 7.85 SINCE JAN 1 9.18 11.37 -2.19 16.10 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 2.0 1.1 0.9 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.8 4.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 3 MONTH TO DATE 66 147 -81 135 SINCE MAR 1 386 666 -280 518 SINCE JUL 1 3452 3570 -118 3282 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 1 10 0 MONTH TO DATE 55 11 44 30 SINCE MAR 1 75 16 59 53 SINCE JAN 1 75 16 59 53 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM LOWEST 24 5:00 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:46 PM EDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$