Virginia · THREADEX · 1897–2026

Richmond, VA

37.511°N, 77.323°W · station RICthr · 130 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Richmond.
85°MON7/1389°TUE7/1497°WED7/1599°THU7/1697°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1894°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#2 / 129
warmest Jul 16 in 129 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

100°F
set in 1976

Coolest Jul 16 ever

71°F
set in 1945

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Richmond. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
71861001897: 88°F1898: 93°F1899: 96°F1900: 99°F1901: 87°F1902: 88°F1903: 79°F1904: 88°F1905: 90°F1906: 90°F1907: 89°F1908: 90°F1909: 90°F1910: 91°F1911: 90°F1912: 92°F1913: 85°F1914: 88°F1915: 99°F1916: 89°F1917: 88°F1918: 89°F1919: 87°F1920: 88°F1921: 84°F1922: 85°F1923: 92°F1924: 84°F1925: 96°F1926: 82°F1927: 88°F1928: 86°F1929: 79°F1930: 79°F1931: 97°F1932: 94°F1933: 88°F1934: 95°F1935: 84°F1936: 96°F1937: 98°F1938: 92°F1939: 83°F1940: 83°F1941: 85°F1942: 88°F1943: 93°F1944: 83°F1945: 71°F1946: 79°F1947: 87°F1948: 74°F1949: 78°F1950: 90°F1951: 93°F1952: 95°F1953: 97°F1954: 83°F1955: 94°F1956: 86°F1957: 88°F1958: 93°F1959: 81°F1960: 84°F1961: 93°F1962: 89°F1963: 92°F1964: 89°F1965: 85°F1966: 82°F1967: 82°F1968: 94°F1969: 90°F1970: 93°F1971: 87°F1972: 90°F1973: 83°F1974: 87°F1975: 85°F1976: 100°F1977: 96°F1978: 73°F1979: 90°F1980: 92°F1981: 76°F1982: 88°F1983: 96°F1984: 90°F1985: 91°F1986: 94°F1987: 84°F1988: 97°F1989: 75°F1990: 89°F1991: 91°F1992: 95°F1993: 91°F1994: 86°F1995: 94°F1996: 86°F1997: 95°F1998: 88°F1999: 87°F2000: 84°F2001: 91°F2002: 95°F2003: 92°F2004: 86°F2005: 93°F2006: 94°F2007: 95°F2008: 89°F2009: 91°F2010: 98°F2011: 86°F2012: 91°F2013: 96°F2014: 86°F2015: 83°F2016: 93°F2017: 91°F2018: 93°F2019: 94°F2020: 93°F2021: 95°F2022: 89°F2023: 88°F2024: 97°F2025: 91°F99° forecast189720251976

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1699°F
Hottest this date since1976
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#2 of 129
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break50.0% (daily)
Period of record1897–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Richmond in each calendar month, and for the whole 1897–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F2002-12°F1940
Feb83°F1930-10°F1936
Mar94°F190710°F2009
Apr96°F191519°F1923
May100°F194131°F1956
Jun104°F195240°F1967
Jul105°F197751°F1940
Aug107°F191846°F1934
Sep103°F195435°F1974
Oct99°F194121°F1962
Nov86°F195010°F1930
Dec81°F1998-2°F1917
All-time107°F1918-12°F1940

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Richmond so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Aug 6 1995

So far in 2026

27 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Richmond's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 29°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 31°FMar: 60°FMar: 38°FApr: 71°FApr: 47°FMay: 78°FMay: 56°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 90°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 82°FSep: 62°FOct: 71°FOct: 49°FNov: 61°FNov: 39°FDec: 52°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight14h 33m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.51°N, 77.32°W

Nearby Stations

Norfolk, VA75 mi SECharlottesville, VA75 mi NWWashington, DC93 mi NSterling-Dulles Airport, VA98 mi NLynchburg, VA104 mi WWallops Island, VA105 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Richmond's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Richmond, VA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Richmond's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Richmond, VA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1897

Each cell is one day's high at Richmond, coloured by temperature — 130 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Richmond, VA daily high heat map 1897–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Richmond — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
27 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 13th most in 130 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 35 in 2010.

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