Lynchburg, VA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Lynchburg, VA: 106°F on Friday 10 July 1936.

The record begins: 1893

All-time records

Hottest day: 106°F; 10 July 1936
Coldest night: -11°F; 20 February 2015
Wettest day: 7.52 in; 11 August 1928
Warmest night: 81°F; 6 August 1918
Coldest day: 9°F; 13 February 1899

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Lynchburg, VA by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 122, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 85, 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	94	75	10
1930s	122	85	10
1940s	55	47	10
1950s	34	35	10
1960s	21	85	10
1970s	28	66	10
1980s	23	37	10
1990s	18	48	10
2000s	18	49	10
2010s	17	22	10
2020s	25	8	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	80°F 30 January 2002	-10°F 21 January 1985	2.86 in 19 January 1936
February	82°F 11 February 1932	-11°F 20 February 2015	2.53 in 6 February 1897
March	92°F 29 March 1907	5°F 3 March 2009	4.13 in 17 March 1936
April	95°F 24 April 1925, 18 April 1896	20°F 10 April 1985, 1 April 1923	3.67 in 26 April 1978
May	100°F 22 May 1941	30°F 10 May 2020	3.30 in 8 May 1960
June	104°F 29 June 1934	40°F 5 June 1997, 8 June 1977, 6 June 1945	6.02 in 21 June 1972
July	106°F 10 July 1936	49°F 31 July 1997, 2 July 1988	4.44 in 31 July 2022
August	105°F 7 August 1918, 6 August 1918	45°F 30 August 1965	7.52 in 11 August 1928
September	102°F 1 September 1932	35°F 26 September 2001, 29 September 1942	6.05 in 6 September 1996
October	98°F 6 October 1941	21°F 24 October 1969, 30 October 1965, 27 October 1962	5.81 in 5 October 1902
November	85°F 7 November 2024	8°F 25 November 1970	3.40 in 11 November 2020
December	79°F 7 December 1998, 18 December 1924	-4°F 25 December 1983, 30 December 1917	3.88 in 29 December 1901

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	19 days	25 July to 12 August 1941	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	9 days	29 December 1917 to 6 January 1918	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	14.87 in	August 1928
Driest month	0.01 in	October 2000
Wettest year	69.73 in	2020
Driest year	19.83 in	1930

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Lynchburg, VA: a low of -11°F on Friday 20 February 2015.
The wettest day on record in Lynchburg, VA: 7.52 in on Saturday 11 August 1928.
The warmest night on record in Lynchburg, VA: a low of 81°F on Tuesday 6 August 1918.
The coldest day on record in Lynchburg, VA: a high of 9°F on Monday 13 February 1899.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Lynchburg, VA: 19 days, from Friday 25 July to Tuesday 12 August 1941.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Lynchburg, VA: 9 days, from Saturday 29 December 1917 to Sunday 6 January 1918.
The wettest month on record in Lynchburg, VA: August 1928, with 14.87 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Lynchburg, VA: October 2000, with 0.01 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Lynchburg, VA: 2020, with 69.73 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Lynchburg, VA: 1930, with 19.83 in of precipitation.

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