Richmond Post Office Threshold Days by Year (ASN00030045)

14 fixed thresholds counted per year at Richmond Post Office (ASN00030045): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Richmond Post Office Thresholds

Richmond Post Office: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 124 years, most in 1980 with 297.
Richmond Post Office: days with a maximum temperature at or above 35 C (95 F) in 124 years, most in 1915 with 210.
Richmond Post Office: days with a maximum temperature at or above 40 C (104 F) in 124 years, most in 1900 with 69.
Richmond Post Office: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 124 years, most in 1915 with 257.
14 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Richmond Post Office.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

124 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Richmond Post Office with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 297 in 1980.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Richmond Post Office
Year	Days	Decade average
1893	267	241.1
1894	199	241.1
1895	244	241.1
1896	238	241.1
1897	259	241.1
1898	249	241.1
1899	232	241.1
1900	281	256
1901	259	256
1902	257	256
1903	252	256
1904	246	256
1905	255	256
1906	238	256
1907	273	256
1909	243	256
1910	284	268.8
1911	263	268.8
1912	276	268.8
1913	239	268.8
1914	271	268.8
1915	292	268.8
1916	284	268.8
1917	258	268.8
1918	263	268.8
1919	258	268.8
1920	233	251.7
1921	252	251.7
1922	254	251.7
1924	216	251.7
1925	247	251.7
1926	287	251.7
1927	264	251.7
1928	267	251.7
1929	245	251.7
1930	237	252.5
1931	290	252.5
1932	249	252.5
1933	241	252.5
1934	244	252.5
1935	250	252.5
1936	252	252.5
1937	250	252.5
1938	272	252.5
1939	240	252.5
1940	228	252.9
1941	211	252.9
1942	281	252.9
1943	264	252.9
1944	251	252.9
1945	263	252.9
1946	276	252.9
1947	254	252.9
1948	264	252.9
1949	237	252.9
1950	214	245.9
1951	259	245.9
1952	270	245.9
1953	241	245.9
1954	243	245.9
1955	243	245.9
1956	218	245.9
1957	252	245.9
1958	276	245.9
1959	243	245.9
1960	209	246.1
1962	241	246.1
1963	245	246.1
1964	259	246.1
1965	261	246.1
1966	230	246.1
1967	259	246.1
1968	253	246.1
1969	258	246.1
1970	250	254.7
1971	232	254.7
1972	222	254.7
1973	283	254.7
1974	247	254.7
1975	269	254.7
1976	254	254.7
1977	262	254.7
1978	268	254.7
1979	260	254.7
1980	297	261.9
1981	262	261.9
1982	241	261.9
1983	247	261.9
1984	252	261.9
1985	248	261.9
1986	285	261.9
1987	275	261.9
1988	269	261.9
1989	243	261.9
1990	240	264.5
1991	255	264.5
1992	269	264.5
1993	280	264.5
1994	253	264.5
1995	263	264.5
1996	278	264.5
1997	262	264.5
1998	282	264.5
1999	263	264.5
2000	250	257.3
2001	269	257.3
2002	264	257.3
2003	268	257.3
2004	267	257.3
2005	261	257.3
2006	223	257.3
2007	252	257.3
2008	257	257.3
2009	262	257.3
2010	264	257.4
2011	233	257.4
2012	248	257.4
2013	269	257.4
2014	255	257.4
2015	266	257.4
2016	262	257.4
2017	281	257.4
2018	257	257.4
2019	239	257.4

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Richmond Post Office meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Richmond Post Office
Year	First date	Last date
1893	1893-01-01	1893-12-31
1894	1894-01-01	1894-12-31
1895	1895-01-01	1895-12-31
1896	1896-01-01	1896-12-31
1897	1897-01-01	1897-12-29
1898	1898-01-02	1898-12-31
1899	1899-01-01	1899-12-31
1900	1900-01-01	1900-12-31
1901	1901-01-01	1901-12-31
1902	1902-01-01	1902-12-30
1903	1903-01-01	1903-12-31
1904	1904-01-01	1904-12-31
1905	1905-01-01	1905-12-31
1906	1906-01-01	1906-12-31
1907	1907-01-01	1907-12-31
1909	1909-01-01	1909-12-31
1910	1910-01-01	1910-12-31
1911	1911-01-01	1911-12-31
1912	1912-01-01	1912-12-31
1913	1913-01-01	1913-12-31
1914	1914-01-01	1914-12-31
1915	1915-01-01	1915-12-31
1916	1916-01-01	1916-12-31
1917	1917-01-02	1917-12-31
1918	1918-01-01	1918-12-31
1919	1919-01-01	1919-12-31
1920	1920-01-01	1920-12-31
1921	1921-01-01	1921-12-31
1922	1922-01-01	1922-12-31
1924	1924-01-01	1924-12-31
1925	1925-01-01	1925-12-31
1926	1926-01-01	1926-12-31
1927	1927-01-01	1927-12-31
1928	1928-01-01	1928-12-31
1929	1929-01-01	1929-12-31
1930	1930-01-01	1930-12-31
1931	1931-01-01	1931-12-31
1932	1932-01-01	1932-12-31
1933	1933-01-01	1933-12-31
1934	1934-01-01	1934-12-31
1935	1935-01-01	1935-12-31
1936	1936-01-01	1936-12-31
1937	1937-01-01	1937-12-31
1938	1938-01-01	1938-12-31
1939	1939-01-01	1939-12-31
1940	1940-01-01	1940-12-31
1941	1941-01-01	1941-12-31
1942	1942-01-01	1942-12-31
1943	1943-01-01	1943-12-31
1944	1944-01-01	1944-12-31
1945	1945-01-01	1945-12-31
1946	1946-01-01	1946-12-31
1947	1947-01-01	1947-12-31
1948	1948-01-01	1948-12-31
1949	1949-01-01	1949-12-31
1950	1950-01-01	1950-12-31
1951	1951-01-01	1951-12-31
1952	1952-01-01	1952-12-31
1953	1953-01-01	1953-12-31
1954	1954-01-01	1954-12-31
1955	1955-01-01	1955-12-31
1956	1956-01-01	1956-12-31
1957	1957-01-01	1957-12-31
1958	1958-01-01	1958-12-31
1959	1959-01-01	1959-12-31
1960	1960-01-01	1960-11-25
1962	1962-01-02	1962-12-31
1963	1963-01-01	1963-12-31
1964	1964-01-01	1964-12-31
1965	1965-01-01	1965-12-31
1966	1966-01-01	1966-12-31
1967	1967-01-01	1967-12-31
1968	1968-01-01	1968-12-31
1969	1969-01-01	1969-12-31
1970	1970-01-01	1970-12-31
1971	1971-01-01	1971-12-31
1972	1972-01-01	1972-12-30
1973	1973-01-01	1973-12-31
1974	1974-01-01	1974-12-31
1975	1975-01-01	1975-12-31
1976	1976-01-01	1976-12-31
1977	1977-01-01	1977-12-31
1978	1978-01-01	1978-12-31
1979	1979-01-01	1979-12-31
1980	1980-01-01	1980-12-31
1981	1981-01-01	1981-12-31
1982	1982-01-04	1982-12-31
1983	1983-01-01	1983-12-31
1984	1984-01-01	1984-12-31
1985	1985-01-01	1985-12-31
1986	1986-01-01	1986-12-31
1987	1987-01-01	1987-12-31
1988	1988-01-01	1988-12-31
1989	1989-01-01	1989-12-31
1990	1990-01-01	1990-12-31
1991	1991-01-01	1991-12-31
1992	1992-01-01	1992-12-31
1993	1993-01-01	1993-12-31
1994	1994-01-01	1994-12-31
1995	1995-01-01	1995-12-31
1996	1996-01-01	1996-12-31
1997	1997-01-01	1997-12-31
1998	1998-01-01	1998-12-31
1999	1999-01-01	1999-12-31
2000	2000-01-01	2000-12-31
2001	2001-01-01	2001-12-31
2002	2002-01-01	2002-12-31
2003	2003-01-01	2003-12-31
2004	2004-01-01	2004-12-31
2005	2005-01-01	2005-12-31
2006	2006-01-01	2006-12-31
2007	2007-01-01	2007-12-31
2008	2008-01-01	2008-12-31
2009	2009-01-01	2009-12-31
2010	2010-01-01	2010-12-31
2011	2011-01-01	2011-12-31
2012	2012-01-01	2012-12-31
2013	2013-01-01	2013-12-31
2014	2014-01-01	2014-12-31
2015	2015-01-01	2015-12-31
2016	2016-01-01	2016-12-31
2017	2017-01-01	2017-12-31
2018	2018-01-01	2018-12-27
2019	2019-01-02	2019-12-31

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Richmond Post Office
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	124	297	1980	239
35 C (95 F): Days	124	210	1915	141
40 C (104 F): Days	124	69	1900	52
45 C (113 F): Days	10	4	1913	1
90 F (32.2 C): Days	124	257	1915	203
100 F (37.8 C): Days	124	154	1915	89
110 F (43.3 C): Days	59	14	1913	4
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	25	6	1910	1
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	120	193	1998	163
25 C (77 F): Days with min	120	57	2015	47
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	118	29	1950	14
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	116	16	1974	6
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	95	6	2019	1
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	16	2	1911	2

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1893.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Richmond Post Office Threshold Days by Year (ASN00030045)

Key Facts for Richmond Post Office Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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