LIST: Top 10 coldest, hottest Richmond falls ever recorded

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- With fall slowly starting to wind down and the holidays growing ever-closer, 8News decided to take a look at the River City's chilliest and steamiest autumns on record.

StormTracker8 chief meteorologist Matt DiNardo pulled historical weather records for the city of Richmond.

Notably, meteorologists don't define seasons exactly the way your calendar does. In this context, "fall" is considered the months of September, October and November.

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At first glance, these temperatures won't seem all that extreme -- but it's important to note that they reflect the average temperature across all ninety or so days of autumn in each year.

Top 10 coldest Richmond falls ever recorded

1. 1917 -- 54.8 degrees Fahrenheit on average
2. 1976 -- 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit on average
3. 1967 -- 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit on average
4. 1937 -- 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit on average
5. 1880 -- 56.2 degrees Fahrenheit on average
6. 1940 -- 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit on average
7. 1888 -- 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit on average
8. 1974 -- 57.1 degrees Fahrenheit on average
9. 1964 -- 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit on average
10. 1996 -- 57.4 degrees Fahrenheit on average

1917, the year of Richmond's coldest autumn on record, was also Richmond's second-coldest year overall.

Top 10 hottest Richmond falls ever recorded

1. 1881 -- 65.8 degrees Fahrenheit on average
2. 1900 -- 64.1 degrees Fahrenheit on average
3. 2005 -- 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit on average
4. 1985 -- 63.3 degrees Fahrenheit on average
5. 2024 -- 63.1 degrees Fahrenheit on average
6. 2007 -- 63 degrees Fahrenheit on average
7. 1921 -- 62.7 degrees Fahrenheit on average
8. 1931 -- 62.66 degrees Fahrenheit on average
9. 1970 -- 62.5 degrees Fahrenheit on average
10. 1919 -- 62.4 degrees Fahrenheit on average

Richmond's hottest year overall, 2024, only ranked fifth among the hottest autumns.