Wednesday, January 11, 2017

What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Richmond, Virginia in January?

Do you know what the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in Richmond, Virginia is in January? The answer to that weather trivia question will probably shock and astound you.



The coldest month of the year in Richmond, Virginia is January which has an average daily temperature of just 35.7 degrees. But what is the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in Richmond in January the coldest month of the year in the city?

Weather temperatures have officially been kept in Richmond, Virginia since 1897. So the hottest temperature record for January in Richmond is from 1897 until the present day.

What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Richmond, Virginia in January?

  • 81 degrees on January 30, 2002

That's right the hottest temperature ever recorded in Richmond, Virginia in the month of January is a sweltering 81 degrees. That record hottest temperature for the month of January in Richmond was set on January 30, 2002.

How unusual is a 80 degree weather temperature day in Richmond, Virginia in January? Since 1897, there have only been 3 days when the temperature soared to 80 degrees or above. In addition to the record 81 degree day it was also exactly 80 degrees in Richmond on January 17, 1943 and on January 26, 1950.

Days when the temperature reaches 70 degrees are far more common in Richmond. Since 1897, every calendar day in the month of January except for the 2nd has had at least one 70 degree day in at least one year. The record high for January 2nd is 69 degrees. 

When was the last time the temperature was 70 degrees or hotter in Richmond, Virginia in January? That was on January 9, 2008, when the temperature was a delightful 73 degrees in Richmond.

Will the temperature rise to 80 degrees this January in Richmond, Virginia? Since it has only happened 3 times since 1897, it's unlikely that Richmond will have a 80 degree weather temperature this January but a 70 degree weather temperature day is certainly a possibility this year.

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