37.511°N, 77.323°W · station RICthr · 130 years of record
97°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2014
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Richmond.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Richmond — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#9 / 129
warmest Sep 1 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
102°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
69°F
set in 1915
Forecast high 96°F — 9th warmest Sep 1 of 129 years · record 102°F (1953) · warmest since 2014.
Ranks
#9 / 129
warmest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
101°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 2 ever
65°F
set in 1915
Forecast high 97°F — 9th warmest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 101°F (1932) · warmest since 2014.
Ranks
#4 / 129
warmest Sep 3 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
100°F
set in 1980
Coolest Sep 3 ever
67°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 97°F — 4th warmest Sep 3 of 129 years · record 100°F (1980) · warmest since 1980.
Ranks
#6 / 129
warmest Sep 4 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
99°F
set in 1984
Coolest Sep 4 ever
70°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 94°F — 6th warmest Sep 4 of 129 years · record 99°F (1984) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#32 / 129
warmest Sep 5 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
100°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
70°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 88°F — 32nd warmest Sep 5 of 129 years · record 100°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#65 / 129
warmest Sep 6 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
102°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
65°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 85°F — 65th warmest Sep 6 of 129 years · record 102°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 129
warmest Sep 7 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
103°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 7 ever
60°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 85°F — 56th warmest Sep 7 of 129 years · record 103°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 30, 2002
-12°FJan 29, 1940
Feb
83°FFeb 25, 1930
-10°FFeb 8, 1936
Mar
94°FMar 23, 1907
10°FMar 4, 2009
Apr
96°FApr 27, 1915
19°FApr 1, 1923
May
100°FMay 28, 1941
31°FMay 9, 1956
Jun
104°FJun 26, 1952
40°FJun 2, 1967
Jul
105°FJul 6, 1977
51°FJul 15, 1940
Aug
107°FAug 6, 1918
46°FAug 31, 1934
Sep
103°FSep 7, 1954
35°FSep 24, 1974
Oct
99°FOct 6, 1941
21°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
86°FNov 1, 1950
10°FNov 29, 1930
Dec
81°FDec 6, 1998
-2°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
107°FAug 6, 1918
-12°FJan 29, 1940
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Richmond so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 12, 2011
Coldest high ever
11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 11, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
62°FJan 8, 1998
12°FJan 9, 1970
Feb
63°FFeb 6, 2008
11°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
68°FMar 26, 1913
21°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 29, 2017
37°FApr 3, 1915
May
74°FMay 31, 1991
47°FMay 8, 1917
Jun
78°FJun 8, 1899
55°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
81°FJul 12, 2011
65°FJul 21, 1939
Aug
79°FAug 9, 1900
62°FAug 26, 1908
Sep
77°FSep 3, 1993
52°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
74°FOct 4, 1986
44°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
70°FNov 2, 1971
24°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
65°FDec 24, 2015
13°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
81°FJul 12, 2011
11°FFeb 11, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
27 days
record run, ended Aug 6 1995
So far in 2026
46 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: 86°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
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.
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.