CDUS41 KAKQ 210542 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 142 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 75 2:13 PM 88 2020 61 14 77 MINIMUM 37 6:33 AM 21 1914 38 -1 48 AVERAGE 56 50 6 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.55 2003 0.13 -0.13 0.39 MONTH TO DATE 1.33 2.61 -1.28 3.40 SINCE MAR 1 1.33 2.61 -1.28 3.40 SINCE JAN 1 8.31 8.45 -0.14 11.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.8 1914 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 9 16 -7 2 MONTH TO DATE 228 369 -141 287 SINCE MAR 1 228 369 -141 287 SINCE JUL 1 3294 3273 21 3051 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 5:00 AM LOWEST 27 2:00 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 90 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 16 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM EDT SUNSET 7:22 PM EDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM EDT SUNSET 7:23 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$