CDUS41 KAKQ 190535 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 135 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 45 3:32 PM 84 2011 60 -15 69 MINIMUM 27 3:26 AM 18 1967 38 -11 33 AVERAGE 36 49 -13 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1897 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.33 2.34 -1.01 3.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.33 2.34 -1.01 3.01 SINCE JAN 1 8.31 8.18 0.13 11.26 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1981 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.0 0.9 1.1 SINCE MAR 1 2.0 0.9 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.6 4.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 16 13 14 MONTH TO DATE 201 337 -136 277 SINCE MAR 1 201 337 -136 277 SINCE JUL 1 3267 3241 26 3041 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 2 SINCE MAR 1 14 0 14 2 SINCE JAN 1 14 0 14 2 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 66 11:00 PM LOWEST 28 5:00 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 88 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 17 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM EDT SUNSET 7:20 PM EDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM EDT SUNSET 7:21 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$