Records for Richmond Area, Virginia (RICthr) on 05-01
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  94°F (1942)
    
 
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      2:  93°F (1986)
    
 
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      3:  93°F (1962)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  36°F (1996)
    
 
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      2:  36°F (1937)
    
 
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      3:  38°F (1969)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  69°F (2017)
    
 
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      2:  69°F (1947)
    
 
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      3:  67°F (2014)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  55°F (1964)
    
 
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      2:  55°F (1921)
    
 
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      3:  57°F (1963)
    
 
  
 
  Highest May temperature:
  
  100°F on 05-28-1941.
  Lowest May temperature:
  
  31°F on 05-09-1956.
  Average temperature is 63.1°F
  Average high is 74.8°F
  Average low is 51.3°F
 
  Temperature data from 1897 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  1.10" (1961)
    
 
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      2:  0.86" (1976)
    
 
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      3:  0.78" (2005)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1887 to 2022.