Virginia · THREADEX · 1897–2026

Richmond, VA

37.511°N, 77.323°W · station RICthr · 130 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Richmond.
64°TUE7/1468°WED7/1574°THU7/1675°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#19 / 129
coldest Jul 14 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

53°F
set in 1976

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Richmond. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5366781897: 70°F1898: 69°F1899: 70°F1900: 67°F1901: 70°F1902: 66°F1903: 63°F1904: 65°F1905: 69°F1906: 67°F1907: 68°F1908: 72°F1909: 71°F1910: 70°F1911: 68°F1912: 68°F1913: 74°F1914: 69°F1915: 71°F1916: 72°F1917: 66°F1918: 60°F1919: 69°F1920: 66°F1921: 72°F1922: 68°F1923: 69°F1924: 73°F1925: 68°F1926: 61°F1927: 72°F1928: 72°F1929: 67°F1930: 63°F1931: 73°F1932: 59°F1933: 54°F1934: 68°F1935: 69°F1936: 67°F1937: 70°F1938: 71°F1939: 68°F1940: 55°F1941: 68°F1942: 72°F1943: 70°F1944: 71°F1945: 69°F1946: 63°F1947: 69°F1948: 70°F1949: 71°F1950: 70°F1951: 72°F1952: 66°F1953: 59°F1954: 78°F1955: 60°F1956: 70°F1957: 76°F1958: 69°F1959: 71°F1960: 65°F1961: 70°F1962: 68°F1963: 64°F1964: 69°F1965: 66°F1966: 73°F1967: 68°F1968: 68°F1969: 67°F1970: 67°F1971: 69°F1972: 72°F1973: 70°F1974: 61°F1975: 69°F1976: 53°F1977: 72°F1978: 70°F1979: 71°F1980: 66°F1981: 76°F1982: 72°F1983: 68°F1984: 67°F1985: 67°F1986: 75°F1987: 68°F1988: 73°F1989: 67°F1990: 72°F1991: 70°F1992: 76°F1993: 73°F1994: 72°F1995: 70°F1996: 69°F1997: 67°F1998: 63°F1999: 62°F2000: 65°F2001: 60°F2002: 69°F2003: 65°F2004: 74°F2005: 75°F2006: 75°F2007: 63°F2008: 65°F2009: 61°F2010: 72°F2011: 65°F2012: 66°F2013: 73°F2014: 77°F2015: 71°F2016: 72°F2017: 74°F2018: 61°F2019: 73°F2020: 70°F2021: 72°F2022: 72°F2023: 71°F2024: 74°F2025: 72°F64° forecast189720251976

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1464°F
Coldest this date since2018
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#19 of 129
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-12°F (1940)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

51 days
record run, ended Jan 24 1918

So far in 2026

49 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Richmond's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 70°F · forecast is -6° 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Richmond — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
49 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 76th most in 130 years. Normal for this point: 51. Record: 75 in 1940.

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