CXUS51 KAKQ 040857 CLMRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 457 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 03/29/1907 03/23/1907 LOW 10 03/04/2009 HIGHEST 89 03/11 81 8 83 03/29 LOWEST 27 03/18 22 5 23 03/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 69.0 59.6 9.4 65.6 AVG. MINIMUM 41.2 37.2 4.0 40.7 MEAN 55.1 48.4 6.7 53.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 9.5 -2.5 6 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.78 1891 MINIMUM 0.20 2006 TOTALS 1.71 4.00 -2.29 4.32 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.13 -0.07 0.14 DAYS >= .01 7 10.8 -3.8 7 DAYS >= .10 4 6.7 -2.7 5 DAYS >= .50 1 2.8 -1.8 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.95 03/12 TO 03/12 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 19.7 1960 TOTALS 2.0 SINCE 7/1 13.0 8.8 4.2 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.3 0.7 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 03/13 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 2.0 0MM12 TO 03/12 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 320 SINCE 7/1 3386 3423 -37 MM COOLING TOTAL 20 5 15 23 SINCE 1/1 20 5 15 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/250 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/280 DATE 03/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$