Richmond Weather Records (USC00417594)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Richmond (USC00417594), Texas, United States, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Richmond

Richmond (USC00417594) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 29.58 latitude and -95.76 longitude, 31 m (101 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 2025, 107 years of record.
0 records set at Richmond still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Richmond set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 12 February 2025.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 29.58 latitude, -95.76 longitude.
Elevation: 31 m (101 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 2025, 107 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 Richmond. 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, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Richmond still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Richmond between 12 November 1985 and 27 August 2017. Each dot is a new record.

When Richmond set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-11-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 208.0 mm (8.2 in)
2012-01-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 217.9 mm (8.6 in)
2012-05-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 236.7 mm (9.3 in)
2017-08-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 280.2 mm (11.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 280.2 mm (11.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Richmond. The most was 280.2 mm (11.0 in) on 27 August 2017.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Richmond
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	10 January 2012
Feb	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	22 February 1990
Mar	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 March 2001
Apr	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	8 April 2002
May	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	12 May 2012
Jun	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	11 June 1972
Jul	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	8 July 2024
Aug	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	27 August 2017
Sep	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	22 September 2020
Oct	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	29 October 2002
Nov	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	12 November 1985
Dec	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	18 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Richmond
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2025	Richmond, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2024	Richmond, US	monthly rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2023	Richmond, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2022	Richmond, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2022	Richmond, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Richmond, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2021	Richmond, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 2021	Richmond, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2021	Richmond, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2021	Richmond, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2020	Richmond, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Richmond, US	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2020	Richmond, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Richmond: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	2017	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	769.4 mm (30.3 in)	2017	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1953	24 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Richmond, 1919 to 2025. The record is 280.2 mm (11.0 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Richmond by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1950	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1951	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1958	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1960	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1961	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1962	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1963	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1970	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1971	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1973	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1974	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1977	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1978	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1980	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1982	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1983	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1984	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1986	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1987	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1991	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1993	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1994	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1996	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1998	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1999	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2000	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2001	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2002	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
2003	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
2004	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2005	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2006	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2007	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2008	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2009	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2010	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2011	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2012	236.7 mm (9.3 in)
2013	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2014	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2015	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
2016	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2017	280.2 mm (11.0 in)
2018	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2019	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
2020	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
2021	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2022	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2023	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2024	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
2025	52.6 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Richmond, 1919 to 2025. The record is 769.4 mm (30.3 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 139.0 mm (5.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Richmond by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1946	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1947	164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1948	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949	232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1950	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1951	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1952	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1953	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1954	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1955	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1958	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1959	257.1 mm (10.1 in)
1960	352.5 mm (13.9 in)
1961	185.6 mm (7.3 in)
1962	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1963	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1964	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1966	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1967	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1969	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1970	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1971	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1972	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1973	279.6 mm (11.0 in)
1974	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1975	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1977	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1978	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1979	222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1980	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1981	275.9 mm (10.9 in)
1982	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1983	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1984	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1985	226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1986	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1987	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1988	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1990	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1991	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1992	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1993	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1994	202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1995	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1996	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1997	194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1998	221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1999	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
2000	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2001	280.1 mm (11.0 in)
2002	288.5 mm (11.4 in)
2003	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
2004	192.7 mm (7.6 in)
2005	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2006	256.0 mm (10.1 in)
2007	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
2008	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2009	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2010	179.4 mm (7.1 in)
2011	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2012	260.6 mm (10.3 in)
2013	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2014	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2015	230.1 mm (9.1 in)
2016	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
2017	769.4 mm (30.3 in)
2018	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2019	320.8 mm (12.6 in)
2020	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
2021	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2022	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2023	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2024	198.7 mm (7.8 in)
2025	21.6 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Richmond, 1919 to 2025. The record is 49 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Richmond by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	9 days
1946	10 days
1947	23 days
1948	34 days
1949	20 days
1950	33 days
1951	26 days
1952	28 days
1953	49 days
1954	33 days
1955	28 days
1956	26 days
1957	23 days
1958	21 days
1959	18 days
1960	22 days
1961	25 days
1962	24 days
1963	38 days
1964	25 days
1965	19 days
1966	22 days
1967	27 days
1968	15 days
1969	30 days
1970	29 days
1971	24 days
1972	31 days
1973	23 days
1974	25 days
1975	29 days
1976	22 days
1977	18 days
1978	32 days
1979	32 days
1980	41 days
1981	32 days
1982	20 days
1983	21 days
1984	29 days
1985	21 days
1986	26 days
1987	37 days
1988	17 days
1989	23 days
1990	17 days
1991	20 days
1992	22 days
1993	21 days
1994	24 days
1995	18 days
1996	34 days
1997	13 days
1998	28 days
1999	32 days
2000	27 days
2001	17 days
2002	34 days
2003	41 days
2004	20 days
2005	27 days
2006	21 days
2007	21 days
2008	26 days
2009	35 days
2010	37 days
2011	23 days
2012	19 days
2013	25 days
2014	24 days
2015	34 days
2016	26 days
2017	24 days
2018	24 days
2019	25 days
2020	8 days
2021	13 days
2022	5 days
2023	6 days
2024	5 days
2025	6 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

68 years, 1947 to 2019

A day with at least 91.6 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 287.5 mm (11.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Richmond: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
5 years	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
10 years	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
25 years	206.5 mm (8.1 in)
50 years	244.8 mm (9.6 in)
100 years	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1947 to 2019.

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: 280.2 mm (11.0 in) in 2017; 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 2019; 208.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1985.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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