| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | 48.1 | 29.3 | 81 | -6 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| February | 51.8 | 30.9 | 83 | -8 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| March | 59.8 | 37.7 | 94 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
| April | 70.7 | 46.9 | 96 | 19 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 78.0 | 56.2 | 98 | 31 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 85.8 | 65.0 | 104 | 40 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| July | 89.8 | 69.6 | 105 | 51 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| August | 87.7 | 68.1 | 107 | 47 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| September | 81.5 | 61.6 | 103 | 35 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| October | 71.1 | 49.4 | 99 | 21 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 60.6 | 39.2 | 86 | 14 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 51.6 | 32.6 | 81 | -2 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| Entire year | 69.8 | 49.0 | 107 | -8 | 45.5 | 8.4 |
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More Richmond Weather Records
1898–2024
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| Highest daily low | 81 °F | July 12, 2011 |
| Lowest daily high | 11 °F | February 12, 1899 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
51 °F | January 9, 1978 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
44 °F | Jan 31 – Feb 1, 1951 |
| Most daily precipitation | 8.8 inches | August 12, 1955 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 16.6 inches | September 1999 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 63.7 inches | 2018 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 149 | 2003 |
| Earliest snow in season | November 5 | 1962 |
| Latest snow in season | April 28 | 1898 |
| Most daily snow | 15.0 inches | December 22, 1908 |
| Most monthly snow | 26.2 inches | January 1966 |
| Most yearly snow | 47.0 inches | 1962 |
| Most snow in a winter | 38.9 inches | 1961–1962 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 18.0 inches | January 28, 1922 |
| Earliest freeze | October 3 | 1974 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | March 21 | 1968 |
| Earliest day ≥ 100 °F | June 7 | 2008 |
| Latest freeze | May 9 | 1956 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 15 | 1985 |
| Latest day ≥ 100 °F | September 11 | 1983 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °F | 2 | 1985 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 104 | 1976 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 155 | 2010 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 78 | 2010 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 10 | 2010 |
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Richmond Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 12 days | Aug 3–14, 1942 |
| Without precipitation | 36 days | Oct 15 – Nov 19, 2001 |
| With snow | 4 days | Jan 19–22, 2005 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
11 days | Jan 24 – Feb 3, 1936 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 95 days | Jun 21 – Sep 23, 2005 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 27 days | Jul 11 – Aug 6, 1995 |
| High temperature ≥ 100 °F | 5 days | Aug 29 – Sep 2, 1953 |