Danville, VA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Danville, VA: 107°F on Wednesday 31 August 1932 and Tuesday 6 August 1918.

The record begins: 1916

All-time records

Hottest day: 107°F; 31 August 1932, 6 August 1918
Coldest night: -5°F; 21 January 1985
Wettest day: 6.00 in; 11 October 2018
Warmest night: 84°F; 21 August 1924
Coldest day: 13°F; 11 January 1982

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Danville, VA by decade since the 1940s: the most record highs, 56, came in the 1980s; the most record lows, 88, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1910s	0	0	4
1920s	0	0	10
1930s	0	0	10
1940s	22	31	10
1950s	53	69	10
1960s	35	88	10
1970s	54	67	10
1980s	56	39	10
1990s	24	17	10
2000s	23	35	10
2010s	27	30	10
2020s	24	12	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	80°F 30 January 2002	-5°F 21 January 1985	3.17 in 4 January 1992
February	85°F 27 February 1977	2°F 5 February 1917	3.18 in 6 February 2020
March	91°F 13 March 1990, 17 March 1945	9°F 4 March 2014	3.53 in 28 March 2010
April	95°F 28 April 1990, 27 April 1990, 23 April 1985 and 3 more	20°F 1 April 1923	4.26 in 16 April 1987
May	101°F 22 May 1941	29°F 9 May 1976	3.97 in 24 May 1916
June	105°F 30 June 1945, 30 June 1936	40°F 11 June 1977	4.33 in 3 June 1995
July	105°F 10 July 1990, 10 July 1936	50°F 22 July 1974, 11 July 1963, 4 July 1933	3.92 in 5 July 2006
August	107°F 31 August 1932, 6 August 1918	46°F 31 August 1946	5.81 in 27 August 2008
September	105°F 6 September 1954, 1 September 1932	35°F 30 September 1942	4.76 in 4 September 1996
October	100°F 6 October 1941	22°F 27 October 1962	6.00 in 11 October 2018
November	86°F 3 November 1974	11°F 30 November 1929	3.65 in 28 November 1993
December	81°F 9 December 1998, 7 December 1998	-1°F 30 December 1917	3.11 in 28 December 1958

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	23 days	29 July to 20 August 1988	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	8 days	10 December to 17 December 1917	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	14.64 in	September 1996
Driest month	0.04 in	September 2019
Wettest year	67.61 in	2018
Driest year	24.88 in	1941

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Danville, VA: a low of -5°F on Monday 21 January 1985.
The wettest day on record in Danville, VA: 6.00 in on Thursday 11 October 2018.
The warmest night on record in Danville, VA: a low of 84°F on Thursday 21 August 1924.
The coldest day on record in Danville, VA: a high of 13°F on Monday 11 January 1982.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Danville, VA: 23 days, from Friday 29 July to Saturday 20 August 1988.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Danville, VA: 8 days, from Monday 10 December to Monday 17 December 1917.
The wettest month on record in Danville, VA: September 1996, with 14.64 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Danville, VA: September 2019, with 0.04 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Danville, VA: 2018, with 67.61 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Danville, VA: 1941, with 24.88 in of precipitation.

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