CDUS41 KAKQ 200546 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 146 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 60 4:06 PM 88 1945 60 0 76 MINIMUM 34 5:04 AM 17 1967 38 -4 38 AVERAGE 47 49 -2 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.64 1998 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.33 2.48 -1.15 3.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.33 2.48 -1.15 3.01 SINCE JAN 1 8.31 8.32 -0.01 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 18 16 2 8 MONTH TO DATE 219 353 -134 285 SINCE MAR 1 219 353 -134 285 SINCE JUL 1 3285 3257 28 3049 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 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 79 7:00 AM LOWEST 32 3:00 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 2020 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 21 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM EDT SUNSET 7:21 PM EDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM EDT SUNSET 7:22 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$