How extreme does Richmond West's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Richmond West has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Perrine 4W station 3 km away. Updated through March 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Richmond West has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

98°F Jul 4, 1998

That is about 8°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Richmond West (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 98°F Jul 4, 1998

2 98°F Jun 25, 2019

3 97°F Aug 23, 1993

❄️ Coldest night

29°F Dec 24, 1989

About 29°F colder than a normal December night in Richmond West (typical low near 58°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 29°F Dec 24, 1989

2 29°F Dec 25, 1989

3 30°F Jan 11, 2010

🌧️ Most rain in one day

15.10 in Aug 26, 2005

More rain in a single day than Richmond West usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 10.2 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 15.10 in Aug 26, 2005

2 10.55 in Oct 4, 2000

3 8.95 in Jun 10, 1997

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Richmond West's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 98°F is about 8°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Richmond West's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-50s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 98°F and as low as 29°F. A single day has delivered over 15 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Perrine 4W (NOAA GHCN station USC00087020), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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