37.511°N, 77.323°W · station RICthr · 130 years of record
63°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Richmond.
This Day in History
Every year's low 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 coldest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 129
coldest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
50°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 1959
Forecast low 74°F — 126th coldest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 50°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#123 / 129
coldest Sep 3 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
48°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 1993
Forecast low 74°F — 123rd coldest Sep 3 of 129 years · record 48°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#129 / 129
coldest Sep 4 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
50°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 4 ever
75°F
set in 2018
Forecast low 75°F — 129th coldest Sep 4 of 129 years · record 50°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#115 / 129
coldest Sep 5 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
51°F
set in 1994
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 2012
Forecast low 71°F — 115th coldest Sep 5 of 129 years · record 51°F (1994) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 129
coldest Sep 6 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
50°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 65°F — 62nd coldest Sep 6 of 129 years · record 50°F (1962) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#53 / 129
coldest Sep 7 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
48°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 7 ever
73°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 63°F — 53rd coldest Sep 7 of 129 years · record 48°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#57 / 129
coldest Sep 8 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
45°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 8 ever
74°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 64°F — 57th coldest Sep 8 of 129 years · record 45°F (1976) · coldest since 2025.
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
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: 64°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
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.
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.