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Typical Richmond May Weather 1991–2020 |
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| Average daily high | 73.4 °F | |
| Average daily low | 51.7 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 4.6 inches | |
| Daily chance of precipitation | 43.6% | |
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Richmond May Weather Records 1896–2024 |
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| Highest temperature | 98 °F | May 27, 1911 |
| Lowest temperature | 23 °F | May 10, 1966 |
| Highest daily low | 73 °F | May 28, 2019 |
| Lowest daily high | 39 °F | May 2, 1940 |
| Hottest average high temperature | 82.5 °F | 2018 |
| Coldest average high temperature | 64.5 °F | 1917 |
| Most daily precipitation | 3.4 inches | May 24, 2017 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 12.1 inches | 1968 |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| May 1 | 68.5 | 46.2 | 87 | 29 |
| May 2 | 68.8 | 46.6 | 91 | 29 |
| May 3 | 68.9 | 46.9 | 90 | 29 |
| May 4 | 69.0 | 47.1 | 88 | 26 |
| May 5 | 69.2 | 47.4 | 89 | 29 |
| May 6 | 69.6 | 47.6 | 91 | 29 |
| May 7 | 69.9 | 48.0 | 87 | 26 |
| May 8 | 70.3 | 48.3 | 88 | 28 |
| May 9 | 70.7 | 48.7 | 88 | 27 |
| May 10 | 71.1 | 49.0 | 90 | 23 |
| May 11 | 71.4 | 49.4 | 88 | 29 |
| May 12 | 71.8 | 49.9 | 87 | 30 |
| May 13 | 72.2 | 50.3 | 88 | 29 |
| May 14 | 72.6 | 50.7 | 89 | 29 |
| May 15 | 73.0 | 51.1 | 89 | 30 |
| May 16 | 73.3 | 51.4 | 90 | 30 |
| May 17 | 73.7 | 51.8 | 92 | 32 |
| May 18 | 74.0 | 52.1 | 92 | 32 |
| May 19 | 74.4 | 52.4 | 92 | 29 |
| May 20 | 74.6 | 52.7 | 91 | 35 |
| May 21 | 74.8 | 53.0 | 90 | 32 |
| May 22 | 74.9 | 53.2 | 92 | 30 |
| May 23 | 75.2 | 53.4 | 90 | 31 |
| May 24 | 75.4 | 53.6 | 89 | 32 |
| May 25 | 75.6 | 53.8 | 92 | 30 |
| May 26 | 75.9 | 54.1 | 93 | 28 |
| May 27 | 76.3 | 54.4 | 98 | 30 |
| May 28 | 76.7 | 54.9 | 96 | 31 |
| May 29 | 77.0 | 55.4 | 91 | 32 |
| May 30 | 77.4 | 55.8 | 91 | 34 |
| May 31 | 77.7 | 56.1 | 92 | 34 |