Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Newport News weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Newport News, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 104°F on 2011-07-23; its coldest fell to -6°F on 1985-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
77°F2000-01-04
14°F1985-01-21
64°F2024-01-26
-6°F1985-01-21
February
81°F2002-02-01
19°F2015-02-20
64°F2018-02-22
2°F2015-02-21
March
88°F2026-03-11
26°F1980-03-02
70°F1991-03-28
17°F2015-03-01
April
93°F1985-04-22
46°F1987-04-05
74°F2017-04-29
30°F1982-04-07
May
98°F2019-05-29
51°F1992-05-07
78°F1991-05-28
41°F2020-05-10
June
101°F2010-06-24
58°F1988-06-03
80°F2025-06-25
47°F2014-06-02
July
104°F2011-07-23
72°F2000-07-25
84°F2010-07-25
58°F1988-07-02
August
104°F1999-08-01
68°F1981-08-22
85°F2007-08-09
54°F1982-08-30
September
98°F1983-09-11
61°F1992-09-30
79°F2020-09-04
48°F1990-09-25
October
94°F2019-10-02
46°F2012-10-30
76°F2018-10-11
35°F1980-10-31
November
83°F1986-11-09
38°F2019-11-13
70°F2018-11-02
23°F2013-11-25
December
78°F2007-12-12
16°F1983-12-25
71°F2015-12-25
7°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
81°F2002-02-01
14°F1985-01-21
71°F2015-12-25
-6°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
98°F2019-05-29
26°F1980-03-02
78°F1991-05-28
17°F2015-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
104°F2011-07-23
58°F1988-06-03
85°F2007-08-09
47°F2014-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
98°F1983-09-11
38°F2019-11-13
79°F2020-09-04
23°F2013-11-25

All-time records

The most extreme value Newport News has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 104°F 2011-07-23
Lowest 14°F 1985-01-21

Low

Highest 85°F 2007-08-09
Lowest -6°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 154°F 2005-07-27
Lowest -28°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 25.6 g/m³ 2005-07-27
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1982-01-11

Wind

Highest 46 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 3 mph 1993-09-17

Gust

Highest 94 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 7 mph 1986-12-23

Precip

Wettest 5.93 in 2016-10-09
Driest 12-day dry spell 2001-11-05

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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