*****UPDATE REQUIRED FOR JANUARY 2017*****
The upcoming cold shot looks to deliver some of the coldest temperatures of the last few years. Here is a look at the coldest high temperatures as well as the coldest low temperatures recorded at Richmond since 2000.
Coldest Highs (25°F or below)
21°F February 20, 2015
22°F January 7, 2014 and January 25, 2004
23°F February 19, 2015, January 22, 2014, January 16, 2009, and January 23, 2003
24°F January 8, 2017, January 7, 2017, January 26, 2004 and January 10, 2004
25°F January 24, 2014, January 19, 2005, December 20, 2004 and January 18, 2003
Coldest Lows (10°F or below)
-1°F January 28, 2000
0°F January 9, 2017
2°F January 8, 2017
4°F February 21, 2015, February 20, 2015, January 30, 2014 and January 17, 2009
7°F January 23, 2014
8°F January 24, 2005 and January 18, 2003
9°F February 14, 2016, February 19, 2015 and January 22, 2000
10°F January 22, 2014, January 7, 2014, March 4, 2009, January 28, 2003 and January 29, 2000
It will be interesting to see how the cold shot stacks up with recent years.