Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Richmond Post Office. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Richmond Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
46.0 C (114.8 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
44.0 C (111.2 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
42.4 C (108.3 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.6 C (38.5 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.3 C (95.5 F)
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.3 C (99.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.3 C (104.5 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
43.3 C (109.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
45.5 C (113.9 F)
7.3 C (45.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
45.6 C (114.1 F)
10.2 C (50.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Richmond Post Office still stand. 1913 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Richmond Post Office by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
20
1894
16
1895
11
1896
9
1897
12
1898
16
1899
20
1900
18
1901
17
1902
17
1903
15
1904
6
1905
18
1906
19
1907
9
1908
8
1909
13
1910
18
1911
13
1912
17
1913
34
1914
8
1915
29
1916
24
1917
12
1918
9
1919
10
1920
12
1921
7
1922
6
1923
8
1924
15
1925
9
1926
16
1927
12
1928
9
1929
11
1930
11
1931
17
1932
7
1933
12
1934
6
1935
18
1936
3
1937
1
1938
15
1939
20
1940
12
1941
10
1942
17
1943
11
1944
8
1945
12
1946
11
1947
14
1948
10
1949
9
1950
9
1951
17
1952
14
1953
11
1954
7
1955
4
1956
19
1957
9
1958
11
1959
7
1960
13
1962
4
1963
3
1964
6
1965
9
1966
6
1967
6
1968
7
1969
5
1970
7
1971
10
1972
9
1973
9
1974
10
1975
14
1976
12
1977
4
1978
10
1979
10
1980
6
1981
17
1982
8
1983
14
1984
7
1985
11
1986
10
1987
14
1988
16
1989
7
1990
10
1991
7
1992
9
1993
5
1994
11
1995
13
1996
18
1997
12
1998
12
1999
6
2000
12
2001
4
2002
7
2003
11
2004
6
2005
15
2006
9
2007
15
2008
7
2009
7
2010
16
2011
5
2012
10
2013
15
2014
15
2015
19
2016
33
2017
11
2018
14
2019
8
2020
3
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Richmond Post Office between 24 January 1923 and 5 January 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Richmond Post Office set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1923-01-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 32.5 C (90.5 F)
1925-07-26
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -2.5 C (27.5 F)
1933-07-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 10.0 C (50.0 F)
1973-01-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.0 C (114.8 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 162.8 mm (6.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Richmond Post Office. The most was 162.8 mm (6.4 in) on 2 February 1911.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Richmond Post Office
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
28 January 1914
Feb
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2 February 1911
Mar
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
9 March 1971
Apr
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
6 April 1921
May
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
8 May 1930
Jun
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
3 June 1985
Jul
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
15 July 2016
Aug
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
23 August 1988
Sep
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
9 September 1998
Oct
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
4 October 1930
Nov
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
16 November 1931
Dec
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
21 December 1976
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2020
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
127 years of record at Richmond Post Office, 1893 to 2020. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1923, 2020.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 117 complete years at Richmond Post Office, 1893 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.8 C (76.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1894, at 22.7 C (72.9 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 26.6 C (79.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Richmond Post Office as warming stripes, 1893 to 2019
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
24.9 C
+0.09 C
1894
22.7 C
-2.04 C
1895
23.6 C
-1.15 C
1896
23.6 C
-1.22 C
1897
24.7 C
-0.05 C
1898
24.1 C
-0.71 C
1899
23.9 C
-0.91 C
1901
25.3 C
+0.51 C
1902
25.5 C
+0.76 C
1903
25.2 C
+0.43 C
1904
24.7 C
-0.10 C
1905
25.0 C
+0.24 C
1906
24.3 C
-0.48 C
1907
25.1 C
+0.36 C
1908
23.9 C
-0.89 C
1910
24.5 C
-0.30 C
1911
23.9 C
-0.85 C
1912
25.0 C
+0.22 C
1913
23.6 C
-1.15 C
1914
25.0 C
+0.20 C
1915
26.3 C
+1.52 C
1916
25.0 C
+0.25 C
1917
24.0 C
-0.78 C
1918
23.8 C
-1.02 C
1919
24.7 C
-0.04 C
1920
24.3 C
-0.47 C
1921
25.1 C
+0.34 C
1922
24.5 C
-0.28 C
1924
23.7 C
-1.05 C
1925
23.8 C
-0.99 C
1926
25.6 C
+0.77 C
1927
24.4 C
-0.38 C
1928
25.3 C
+0.50 C
1929
24.0 C
-0.83 C
1930
23.7 C
-1.12 C
1931
25.4 C
+0.58 C
1932
25.1 C
+0.27 C
1933
24.6 C
-0.16 C
1934
24.9 C
+0.10 C
1935
25.5 C
+0.67 C
1936
24.7 C
-0.08 C
1937
24.4 C
-0.38 C
1938
25.2 C
+0.40 C
1939
24.1 C
-0.72 C
1940
24.4 C
-0.36 C
1941
23.8 C
-1.02 C
1942
25.8 C
+0.98 C
1943
24.5 C
-0.28 C
1944
24.4 C
-0.35 C
1945
24.9 C
+0.11 C
1946
24.2 C
-0.60 C
1947
24.8 C
+0.01 C
1948
24.9 C
+0.15 C
1949
24.1 C
-0.68 C
1950
23.4 C
-1.42 C
1951
23.3 C
-1.44 C
1952
25.1 C
+0.31 C
1953
23.7 C
-1.13 C
1954
23.8 C
-1.03 C
1955
24.1 C
-0.70 C
1956
23.2 C
-1.57 C
1957
24.1 C
-0.68 C
1958
25.1 C
+0.34 C
1959
24.8 C
+0.04 C
1962
24.8 C
0.00 C
1963
24.3 C
-0.53 C
1964
24.7 C
-0.08 C
1965
24.8 C
-0.03 C
1966
24.4 C
-0.37 C
1967
25.0 C
+0.17 C
1968
24.7 C
-0.09 C
1969
25.4 C
+0.58 C
1970
25.0 C
+0.22 C
1971
24.5 C
-0.33 C
1972
24.1 C
-0.64 C
1973
25.4 C
+0.59 C
1974
23.8 C
-0.96 C
1975
24.3 C
-0.49 C
1976
23.8 C
-0.94 C
1977
24.5 C
-0.33 C
1980
25.6 C
+0.82 C
1981
24.6 C
-0.14 C
1982
24.8 C
-0.03 C
1983
25.5 C
+0.71 C
1984
24.1 C
-0.67 C
1985
25.0 C
+0.19 C
1986
25.8 C
+1.03 C
1987
25.6 C
+0.82 C
1991
24.5 C
-0.24 C
1992
25.3 C
+0.52 C
1993
25.7 C
+0.94 C
1994
25.1 C
+0.34 C
1995
25.6 C
+0.83 C
1996
25.7 C
+0.89 C
1997
25.1 C
+0.36 C
1998
26.4 C
+1.57 C
1999
25.5 C
+0.72 C
2000
24.7 C
-0.13 C
2001
25.2 C
+0.45 C
2002
25.6 C
+0.78 C
2003
26.0 C
+1.22 C
2004
25.4 C
+0.62 C
2005
26.3 C
+1.50 C
2006
25.2 C
+0.45 C
2007
24.9 C
+0.14 C
2008
24.7 C
-0.07 C
2009
24.9 C
+0.15 C
2010
25.0 C
+0.22 C
2011
24.5 C
-0.30 C
2012
24.3 C
-0.44 C
2013
26.6 C
+1.83 C
2014
26.2 C
+1.41 C
2015
26.0 C
+1.23 C
2016
26.3 C
+1.52 C
2017
26.3 C
+1.55 C
2018
26.1 C
+1.27 C
2019
25.8 C
+1.00 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1893 to 2019. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 117 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Richmond Post Office
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1893 to 2019
117
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (0.00 to 0.08) per decade
0.08 F (0.01 to 0.15) per decade
1893 to 2019
117
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1893 to 2019
117
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1890 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Richmond Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1973
43.0 C (109.4 F)
127
Coldest night (TNn)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1925
1.6 C (34.9 F)
127
Wettest day (Rx1day)
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1911
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
327.1 mm (12.9 in)
2019
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
135
Longest dry spell (CDD)
245 days
1902
93 days
135
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Richmond Post Office, 1890 to 2024. The record is 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 C (109.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Richmond Post Office by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1894
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1895
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1896
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1897
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1898
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1899
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1900
44.6 C (112.3 F)
1901
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1902
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1903
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1904
44.9 C (112.8 F)
1905
44.8 C (112.6 F)
1906
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1907
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1908
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1909
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1910
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1912
45.7 C (114.3 F)
1913
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1914
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1915
45.5 C (113.9 F)
1916
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1917
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1918
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1920
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1921
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1922
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1923
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1924
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1925
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1926
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1927
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1928
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1929
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1932
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1933
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1934
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1935
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1936
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1937
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1938
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1939
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1940
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1941
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1942
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1943
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1944
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1945
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1946
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1948
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1950
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1951
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1953
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1956
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1957
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1958
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961
n/a
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1968
43.7 C (110.7 F)
1969
43.1 C (109.6 F)
1970
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1971
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1972
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1973
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1974
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1975
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1976
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1977
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1978
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1979
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1980
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1981
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1982
44.3 C (111.7 F)
1983
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1984
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1985
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1986
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1987
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1988
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1989
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1990
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1991
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1992
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1993
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1994
44.9 C (112.8 F)
1995
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1996
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1997
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1998
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1999
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2001
43.4 C (110.1 F)
2002
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2003
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2004
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2005
42.6 C (108.7 F)
2006
44.8 C (112.6 F)
2007
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2008
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2009
43.5 C (110.3 F)
2010
40.7 C (105.3 F)
2011
40.8 C (105.4 F)
2012
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2013
43.6 C (110.5 F)
2014
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2015
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2016
43.4 C (110.1 F)
2017
42.1 C (107.8 F)
2018
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2019
43.2 C (109.8 F)
2020
43.5 C (110.3 F)
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Richmond Post Office, 1890 to 2024. The record is -2.5 C (27.5 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.6 C (34.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Richmond Post Office by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
0.9 C (33.6 F)
1894
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1895
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1896
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1897
0.7 C (33.3 F)
1898
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1899
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1900
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1901
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1902
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1903
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1904
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1905
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1906
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1907
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1908
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1909
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1910
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1911
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1912
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1913
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1914
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1915
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1916
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1917
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1918
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1919
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1920
3.1 C (37.6 F)
1921
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1922
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1923
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1924
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1925
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1926
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1927
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1928
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1929
0.7 C (33.3 F)
1930
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1931
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1932
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1933
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1934
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1935
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1936
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1937
1.9 C (35.4 F)
1938
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1939
1.2 C (34.2 F)
1940
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1941
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1942
2.6 C (36.7 F)
1943
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1944
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1945
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1946
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1947
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1948
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1949
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1950
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1951
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1952
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1953
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1954
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1955
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1956
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1957
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1958
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1959
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1960
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1961
n/a
1962
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1963
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1964
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1965
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1966
1.2 C (34.2 F)
1967
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1968
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1969
0.9 C (33.6 F)
1970
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1971
0.3 C (32.5 F)
1972
1.9 C (35.4 F)
1973
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1974
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1975
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1976
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1977
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1978
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1979
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1980
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1981
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1982
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1983
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1984
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1985
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1986
2.3 C (36.1 F)
1987
3.2 C (37.8 F)
1988
3.5 C (38.3 F)
1989
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1990
1.6 C (34.9 F)
1991
2.6 C (36.7 F)
1992
2.1 C (35.8 F)
1993
4.9 C (40.8 F)
1994
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1995
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996
2.9 C (37.2 F)
1997
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1998
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1999
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2000
1.2 C (34.2 F)
2001
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002
1.6 C (34.9 F)
2003
3.4 C (38.1 F)
2004
0.3 C (32.5 F)
2005
4.9 C (40.8 F)
2006
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2007
2.7 C (36.9 F)
2008
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2009
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2010
3.6 C (38.5 F)
2011
2.9 C (37.2 F)
2012
0.2 C (32.4 F)
2013
3.4 C (38.1 F)
2014
2.1 C (35.8 F)
2015
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2016
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2017
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2018
2.1 C (35.8 F)
2019
2.7 C (36.9 F)
2020
17.3 C (63.1 F)
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Richmond Post Office, 1890 to 2024. The record is 162.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Richmond Post Office by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1890
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1891
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1892
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1893
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1894
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1895
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1896
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1897
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1907
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1909
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1911
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1912
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1913
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1915
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1916
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1917
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1918
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1919
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1920
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1922
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1923
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1924
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1927
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1928
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1929
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1931
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1932
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1936
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1939
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1941
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1942
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1946
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1950
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1951
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1952
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1954
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1955
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1957
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1958
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1959
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1962
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1965
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1966
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1967
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1969
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1971
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1972
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1974
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1975
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1976
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1977
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1979
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1982
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1984
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1985
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1986
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1987
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1989
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1990
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1991
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1992
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1993
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1994
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1995
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1996
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1998
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1999
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
2001
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2002
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2003
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2004
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2005
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2006
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2007
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2008
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2009
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2010
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2011
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2012
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2013
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2014
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2015
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
2017
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2018
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2019
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
2020
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2021
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2022
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2023
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2024
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Richmond Post Office, 1890 to 2024. The record is 327.1 mm (12.9 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.4 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Richmond Post Office by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1890
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1891
147.7 mm (5.8 in)
1892
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1893
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1894
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1895
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1896
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1897
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1907
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1908
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1909
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1910
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1911
266.3 mm (10.5 in)
1912
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1913
98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1914
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1915
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1916
184.8 mm (7.3 in)
1917
255.9 mm (10.1 in)
1918
161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1919
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1921
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1922
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1923
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1925
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1926
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1927
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1928
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1931
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1932
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1934
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1935
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1936
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1937
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1938
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1939
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1940
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1941
143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1942
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1943
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1944
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1945
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1946
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1947
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1948
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1949
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1950
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1951
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1952
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1954
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1955
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1956
249.2 mm (9.8 in)
1957
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1958
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1959
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1960
154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1961
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1962
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1964
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1965
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1966
158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1967
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1969
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1970
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1971
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1972
184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1973
217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1974
197.2 mm (7.8 in)
1975
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1976
196.2 mm (7.7 in)
1977
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1978
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1979
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1980
137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1981
245.0 mm (9.6 in)
1982
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1983
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984
267.9 mm (10.5 in)
1985
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1986
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1987
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1988
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1989
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1990
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1991
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1992
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1993
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1994
151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1995
163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1996
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1997
139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1998
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1999
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2000
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
2001
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2002
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2003
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2004
192.7 mm (7.6 in)
2005
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
2006
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
2007
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2008
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
2009
161.4 mm (6.4 in)
2010
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2011
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2012
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
2013
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2014
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
2015
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2016
171.1 mm (6.7 in)
2017
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2018
191.1 mm (7.5 in)
2019
327.1 mm (12.9 in)
2020
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2021
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2022
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2023
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2024
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Richmond Post Office, 1890 to 2024. The record is 245 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 93 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Richmond Post Office by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1890
21 days
1891
76 days
1892
64 days
1893
81 days
1894
71 days
1895
78 days
1896
51 days
1897
62 days
1898
62 days
1899
31 days
1900
92 days
1901
62 days
1902
245 days
1903
123 days
1904
92 days
1905
92 days
1906
193 days
1907
104 days
1908
81 days
1909
95 days
1910
59 days
1911
125 days
1912
100 days
1913
103 days
1914
105 days
1915
118 days
1916
47 days
1917
50 days
1918
135 days
1919
101 days
1920
44 days
1921
63 days
1922
93 days
1923
136 days
1924
121 days
1925
84 days
1926
122 days
1927
68 days
1928
143 days
1929
218 days
1930
111 days
1931
77 days
1932
197 days
1933
104 days
1934
78 days
1935
81 days
1936
62 days
1937
88 days
1938
108 days
1939
77 days
1940
135 days
1941
134 days
1942
71 days
1943
108 days
1944
112 days
1945
99 days
1946
239 days
1947
74 days
1948
121 days
1949
146 days
1950
47 days
1951
124 days
1952
85 days
1953
117 days
1954
69 days
1955
120 days
1956
60 days
1957
97 days
1958
143 days
1959
93 days
1960
53 days
1961
192 days
1962
57 days
1963
127 days
1964
62 days
1965
138 days
1966
89 days
1967
92 days
1968
139 days
1969
120 days
1970
151 days
1971
85 days
1972
238 days
1973
139 days
1974
91 days
1975
62 days
1976
139 days
1977
152 days
1978
54 days
1979
200 days
1980
94 days
1981
49 days
1982
135 days
1983
94 days
1984
86 days
1985
68 days
1986
38 days
1987
121 days
1988
68 days
1989
89 days
1990
164 days
1991
147 days
1992
93 days
1993
53 days
1994
97 days
1995
67 days
1996
61 days
1997
197 days
1998
66 days
1999
159 days
2000
124 days
2001
117 days
2002
171 days
2003
75 days
2004
160 days
2005
53 days
2006
110 days
2007
57 days
2008
144 days
2009
223 days
2010
42 days
2011
79 days
2012
77 days
2013
182 days
2014
67 days
2015
90 days
2016
66 days
2017
99 days
2018
198 days
2019
206 days
2020
20 days
2021
55 days
2022
53 days
2023
115 days
2024
22 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Rainfall Return Levels
118 years, 1894 to 2023
A day with at least 68.9 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.4 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Richmond Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
10 years
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
132.2 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
147.5 mm (5.8 in)
100 years
162.4 mm (6.4 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 118 years of values from 1894 to 2023.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 162.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1911; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1971; 149.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1976.
Climate Twins
2005 to 2019 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2005 to 2019, Richmond Post Office had a mean temperature of 25.5 C (78.0 F) and 482.9 mm (19.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Tennant Creek Airport (Australia, 943 km away), Mount Isa Mine (Australia, 381 km away) and Julia Creek Post Office (Australia, 146 km away).
Climate twins of Richmond Post Office: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2005 to 2019 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
Data for Richmond Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Richmond Post Office threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.