Richwood 3 NNE Weather Records (USC00467504)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Richwood 3 NNE (USC00467504), West Virginia, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Richwood 3 NNE

Richwood 3 NNE (USC00467504) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.27 latitude and -80.52 longitude, 930 m (3,051 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1960, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Richwood 3 NNE still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.27 latitude, -80.52 longitude.
Elevation: 930 m (3,051 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1960, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Richwood 3 NNE. 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 Richwood 3 NNE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Richwood 3 NNE still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 96.

Standing records at Richwood 3 NNE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1930	21
1931	63
1932	77
1933	59
1934	49
1935	52
1936	95
1937	53
1938	34
1939	27
1940	67
1941	57
1942	34
1943	51
1944	42
1945	96
1946	50
1947	39
1948	44
1949	41
1950	48
1951	14
1952	20
1953	28
1954	63
1955	45
1956	59
1957	21
1958	26
1959	41
1960	48

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 108.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Richwood 3 NNE. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 1 August 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Richwood 3 NNE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 January 1933
Feb	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 February 1955
Mar	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	17 March 1936
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 April 1939
May	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20 May 1953
Jun	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 June 1932
Jul	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	4 July 1932
Aug	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	1 August 1947
Sep	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	15 September 1933
Oct	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	16 October 1954
Nov	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 November 1950
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 December 1944

Period of Record Coverage

1930 to 1960

31 years of record at Richwood 3 NNE, 1930 to 1960. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1930, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952 and others.

Days with data per year at Richwood 3 NNE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1930	92	25%	No
1931	353	97%	Yes
1932	362	99%	Yes
1933	356	98%	Yes
1934	364	100%	Yes
1935	333	91%	Yes
1936	337	92%	Yes
1937	317	87%	No
1938	361	99%	Yes
1939	275	75%	No
1940	354	97%	Yes
1941	353	97%	Yes
1942	285	78%	No
1943	353	97%	Yes
1944	350	96%	Yes
1945	347	95%	Yes
1946	337	92%	Yes
1947	304	83%	No
1948	306	84%	No
1949	343	94%	Yes
1950	359	98%	Yes
1951	149	41%	No
1952	213	58%	No
1953	361	99%	Yes
1954	360	99%	Yes
1955	356	98%	Yes
1956	359	98%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	246	67%	No
1959	356	98%	Yes
1960	207	57%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1931 to 1959

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Richwood 3 NNE, 1931 to 1959. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.6 C (51.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 9.2 C (48.5 F), and the warmest was 1932, at 12.5 C (54.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Richwood 3 NNE as warming stripes, 1931 to 1959
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1931	11.4 C	+0.77 C
1932	12.5 C	+1.91 C
1933	11.8 C	+1.19 C
1934	11.4 C	+0.74 C
1938	11.1 C	+0.51 C
1940	9.2 C	-1.44 C
1941	10.5 C	-0.12 C
1943	10.3 C	-0.32 C
1950	10.5 C	-0.08 C
1953	10.7 C	+0.09 C
1954	9.8 C	-0.78 C
1955	9.9 C	-0.68 C
1956	10.0 C	-0.66 C
1957	10.1 C	-0.54 C
1959	10.0 C	-0.58 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1930 to 1960

Yearly extremes at Richwood 3 NNE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1936	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1936	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	1947	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	1932	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1947	14 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Richwood 3 NNE, 1930 to 1960. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Richwood 3 NNE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1930	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1931	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1932	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1938	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1940	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1959	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960	27.2 C (81.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Richwood 3 NNE, 1930 to 1960. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Richwood 3 NNE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1930	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1931	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1935	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1937	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1938	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1939	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1940	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1941	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1942	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1944	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1953	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1955	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960	-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Richwood 3 NNE, 1930 to 1960. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Richwood 3 NNE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1931	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1932	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1933	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1937	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1944	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1951	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1954	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1955	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1959	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Richwood 3 NNE, 1930 to 1960. The record is 164.3 mm (6.5 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.0 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Richwood 3 NNE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1931	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1933	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1934	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1935	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1936	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1937	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1938	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1939	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1940	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1941	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1942	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1945	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1946	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1948	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1949	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1950	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1951	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1954	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1955	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1957	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1958	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960	59.5 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Richwood 3 NNE, 1930 to 1960. The record is 32 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Richwood 3 NNE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	20 days
1931	12 days
1932	18 days
1933	11 days
1934	11 days
1935	15 days
1936	14 days
1937	8 days
1938	13 days
1939	15 days
1940	13 days
1941	14 days
1942	9 days
1943	19 days
1944	16 days
1945	19 days
1946	15 days
1947	32 days
1948	12 days
1949	14 days
1950	14 days
1951	10 days
1952	18 days
1953	17 days
1954	14 days
1955	23 days
1956	14 days
1957	15 days
1958	15 days
1959	14 days
1960	8 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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).