All-time weather records — Richmond, IN

Record high
104.0°F
June 28, 2012
Record low
-27.0°F
January 19, 1994
Wettest day
4.53 in
October 1, 1986

Climate change signal in Richmond

13.4%

of Richmond's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (49 of 366 records since 2015).

10.7%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (39 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1960s
4
13
1970s
47
121
1980s
67
81
1990s
69
51
2000s
74
44
2010s
87
30
2020s
18
26

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1969, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1968-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 66.0°F — Jan 12, 2005 -27.0°F — Jan 19, 1994 3.19 in — Jan 21, 1999
February 78.1°F — Feb 20, 2018 -20.0°F — Feb 3, 1985 1.99 in — Feb 23, 1975
March 84.9°F — Mar 21, 2012 -9.0°F — Mar 5, 1978 2.30 in — Mar 3, 2023
April 93.9°F — Apr 29, 2009 14.0°F — Apr 7, 1982 3.69 in — Apr 4, 2011
May 93.9°F — May 28, 2012 26.1°F — May 7, 1974 3.42 in — May 24, 2017
June 104.0°F — Jun 28, 2012 36.0°F — Jun 4, 1969 3.18 in — Jun 23, 2017
July 102.0°F — Jul 6, 2012 42.1°F — Jul 6, 1972 4.20 in — Jul 20, 1969
August 100.0°F — Aug 8, 2007 41.0°F — Aug 2, 1976 2.86 in — Aug 30, 2005
September 100.0°F — Sep 4, 2011 30.0°F — Sep 23, 1974 3.08 in — Sep 27, 2024
October 91.0°F — Oct 2, 2019 16.0°F — Oct 28, 1976 4.53 in — Oct 1, 1986
November 80.1°F — Nov 1, 2016 6.1°F — Nov 29, 1976 3.17 in — Nov 5, 2017
December 72.0°F — Dec 2, 1982 -22.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 4.44 in — Dec 21, 2013

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