Blacksburg, VA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Blacksburg, VA: 100°F on Monday 28 July 1952 and Thursday 22 July 1926.

The record begins: 1893

All-time records

Hottest day: 100°F; 28 July 1952, 22 July 1926
Coldest night: -27°F; 30 December 1917
Wettest day: 4.48 in; 14 August 1940
Warmest night: 78°F; 5 July 1949
Coldest day: 0°F; 8 February 1895

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Blacksburg, VA by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 110, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 79, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	7
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	72	47	10
1930s	110	39	10
1940s	58	38	10
1950s	48	27	10
1960s	16	79	10
1970s	24	69	10
1980s	30	43	10
1990s	19	14	10
2000s	18	10	10
2010s	19	7	10
2020s	13	0	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	75°F 31 January 2002, 1 January 1952, 14 January 1932	-18°F 21 January 1985	2.26 in 4 January 1992
February	80°F 23 February 2018	-12°F 4 February 1970, 9 February 1895	2.52 in 8 February 1905
March	86°F 29 March 2020	-2°F 17 March 1900	2.95 in 29 March 2007
April	95°F 29 April 1957, 28 April 1957	10°F 1 April 1923	3.42 in 22 April 1992
May	93°F 22 May 1941, 10 May 1902	23°F 5 May 1973	2.92 in 26 May 1975
June	99°F 25 June 1914	30°F 11 June 1972	4.07 in 27 June 2006
July	100°F 28 July 1952, 22 July 1926	34°F 29 July 1905	3.56 in 2 July 2021
August	99°F 23 August 1983	35°F 26 August 1917	4.48 in 14 August 1940
September	97°F 7 September 1925	22°F 24 September 1983	4.44 in 22 September 2021
October	94°F 4 October 2019	13°F 27 October 1962	3.16 in 22 October 1929
November	82°F 2 November 2004	-1°F 16 November 1908	2.98 in 25 November 1900
December	75°F 6 December 2001, 16 December 1984	-27°F 30 December 1917	3.18 in 29 December 1958

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	11 days	8 July to 18 July 1936	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	18 days	4 January to 21 January 1893	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	12.49 in	July 1905
Driest month	0.02 in	October 2000
Wettest year	65.56 in	1918
Driest year	26.95 in	1963

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Blacksburg, VA: a low of -27°F on Sunday 30 December 1917.
The wettest day on record in Blacksburg, VA: 4.48 in on Wednesday 14 August 1940.
The warmest night on record in Blacksburg, VA: a low of 78°F on Tuesday 5 July 1949.
The coldest day on record in Blacksburg, VA: a high of 0°F on Friday 8 February 1895.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Blacksburg, VA: 11 days, from Wednesday 8 July to Saturday 18 July 1936.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Blacksburg, VA: 18 days, from Wednesday 4 January to Saturday 21 January 1893.
The wettest month on record in Blacksburg, VA: July 1905, with 12.49 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Blacksburg, VA: October 2000, with 0.02 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Blacksburg, VA: 1918, with 65.56 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Blacksburg, VA: 1963, with 26.95 in of precipitation.

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