LIST: Top 10 hottest Richmond summers ever recorded

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Summer has officially arrived in Central Virginia, with daily temperatures heating up into the 90s this week. But how hot can the River City actually get? Here's a look at the 10 steamiest Richmond summers on record.

StormTracker8 chief meteorologist Matt DiNardo pulled historical weather data for the city of Richmond to find out which of its summers were the hottest.

It's important to note that meteorological seasons are not quite the same as calendar ones. When it comes to weather, summer is defined as the months of June, July and August.

These temperatures may not seem terribly hot at first. However, they represent the average temperature across all days of summer in that respective year -- meaning any one day of that summer was likely at least that hot, if not hotter.

Top 10 hottest Richmond summers ever recorded

1. 2010 — 81.3 degrees Fahrenheit on average
2. 2011 — 79.63 degrees Fahrenheit on average
3. 1900 — 79.6 degrees Fahrenheit on average
4. 2005 — 79.5 degrees Fahrenheit on average
5. 2024 — 79.3 degrees Fahrenheit on average
6. 2020 — 79.1 degrees Fahrenheit on average
7. 2006 — 79 degrees Fahrenheit on average
8. 2019 — 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit on average
9. 1943 — 78.7 degrees Fahrenheit on average
10. 1993 — 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit on average

The River City's fifth-hottest summer on record, 2024, is also the city's hottest year ever recorded.