Richards Weather Records (USC00417586)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Richards (USC00417586), Texas, United States, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Richards

Richards (USC00417586) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.54 latitude and -95.85 longitude, 96 m (315 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2013, 60 years of record.
602 records set at Richards still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Richards set a daily record precipitation of 19.3 mm (0.8 in) on 16 July 2013.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 30.54 latitude, -95.85 longitude.
Elevation: 96 m (315 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2013, 60 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Richards. 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 Richards, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

602 standing records

602 records at Richards still stand. 2013 holds the most, with 602.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Richards between 16 October 1994 and 16 October 1994. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 304.3 mm (12.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Richards. The most was 304.3 mm (12.0 in) on 16 October 1994.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Richards
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	22 January 1965
Feb	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	15 February 2012
Mar	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 March 1973
Apr	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	19 April 1979
May	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	19 May 1983
Jun	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	26 June 1960
Jul	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30 July 1975
Aug	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	22 August 1960
Sep	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	1 September 1981
Oct	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	16 October 1994
Nov	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	3 November 2000
Dec	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	14 December 1992

Period of Record Coverage

2013 to 2013

1 years of record at Richards, 2013 to 2013. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2013.

Latest Records

Latest records at Richards
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2013	Richards, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2013	Richards, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2013	Richards, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2013	Richards, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2013	Richards, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2012	Richards, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2012	Richards, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2011	Richards, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2011	Richards, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2011	Richards, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2011	Richards, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2011	Richards, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1954 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Richards: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2013	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2013	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	1994	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	426.7 mm (16.8 in)	1994	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	53 days	1997	27 days	59

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Richards, 1954 to 2013. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Richards by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Richards, 1954 to 2013. The record is -1.7 C (28.9 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Richards by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	-1.7 C (28.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Richards, 1954 to 2013. The record is 304.3 mm (12.0 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Richards by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1955	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1959	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1961	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1962	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1964	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1965	163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1968	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1969	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1970	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1971	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1972	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1974	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1975	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1976	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1978	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1980	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1982	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1983	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1984	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1985	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1986	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1990	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1991	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1993	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1994	304.3 mm (12.0 in)
1995	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1996	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1997	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2000	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2001	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2002	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2003	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2005	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2007	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2008	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2009	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2010	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2011	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2012	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2013	56.4 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Richards, 1954 to 2013. The record is 426.7 mm (16.8 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.0 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Richards by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1955	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1957	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1958	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1959	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1960	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1961	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1962	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1963	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1964	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1965	163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1966	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1967	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1968	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1969	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1970	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1971	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1972	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1973	205.6 mm (8.1 in)
1974	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1975	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1976	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1977	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1978	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1979	226.6 mm (8.9 in)
1980	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981	375.7 mm (14.8 in)
1982	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1983	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1984	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1985	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1986	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1987	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1988	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1990	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1991	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1992	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1993	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1994	426.7 mm (16.8 in)
1995	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1996	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1997	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2000	278.4 mm (11.0 in)
2001	185.3 mm (7.3 in)
2002	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
2003	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2004	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
2005	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2006	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2007	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2008	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2009	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2010	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2011	n/a
2012	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013	97.6 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Richards, 1954 to 2013. The record is 53 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Richards by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	26 days
1955	32 days
1956	32 days
1957	26 days
1958	21 days
1959	21 days
1960	28 days
1961	22 days
1962	27 days
1963	34 days
1964	29 days
1965	23 days
1966	33 days
1967	29 days
1968	16 days
1969	40 days
1970	29 days
1971	34 days
1972	24 days
1973	15 days
1974	26 days
1975	36 days
1976	19 days
1977	24 days
1978	45 days
1979	38 days
1980	51 days
1981	41 days
1982	24 days
1983	20 days
1984	40 days
1985	33 days
1986	29 days
1987	28 days
1988	30 days
1989	37 days
1990	32 days
1991	22 days
1992	23 days
1993	31 days
1994	45 days
1995	27 days
1996	27 days
1997	53 days
1998	19 days
2000	7 days
2001	43 days
2002	21 days
2003	25 days
2004	16 days
2005	25 days
2006	25 days
2007	22 days
2008	27 days
2009	34 days
2010	41 days
2011	2 days
2012	2 days
2013	33 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

44 years, 1955 to 2010

A day with at least 89.1 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 309.8 mm (12.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Richards: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
5 years	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
10 years	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
25 years	202.8 mm (8.0 in)
50 years	250.6 mm (9.9 in)	Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years	309.8 mm (12.2 in)	Longer than the 44 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 44 years of values from 1955 to 2010.

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: 304.3 mm (12.0 in) in 1994; 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1981; 163.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1965.

Download the Data

Data for Richards standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Richards 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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).