Thermograph

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

Norfolk weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Norfolk, 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 103°F on 2011-07-23; its coldest fell to -3°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
76°F2000-01-04
14°F1985-01-21
64°F2024-01-26
-3°F1985-01-21
February
80°F2002-02-01
19°F2015-02-20
63°F2018-02-21
5°F2015-02-21
March
87°F1990-03-14
28°F1980-03-02
69°F1991-03-28
18°F1980-03-01
April
92°F1985-04-22
46°F2007-04-07
74°F2017-04-29
31°F1982-04-07
May
96°F2019-05-29
52°F1992-05-07
77°F1991-05-28
41°F2020-05-10
June
99°F2010-06-24
58°F1988-06-03
80°F2015-06-21
47°F2014-06-02
July
103°F2011-07-23
73°F1999-07-12
84°F2010-07-25
58°F1988-07-02
August
103°F1999-08-01
68°F1981-08-22
83°F2007-08-09
55°F1982-08-30
September
97°F1983-09-07
61°F1992-09-30
80°F2020-09-04
47°F1990-09-25
October
92°F2019-10-02
48°F2012-10-30
76°F2018-10-11
34°F2013-10-26
November
83°F1986-11-09
40°F2019-11-13
70°F2013-11-01
23°F2023-11-29
December
78°F2013-12-06
17°F1983-12-25
70°F2015-12-25
8°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)
80°F2002-02-01
14°F1985-01-21
70°F2015-12-25
-3°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
96°F2019-05-29
28°F1980-03-02
77°F1991-05-28
18°F1980-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F2011-07-23
58°F1988-06-03
84°F2010-07-25
47°F2014-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
97°F1983-09-07
40°F2019-11-13
80°F2020-09-04
23°F2023-11-29

All-time records

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

High

Highest 103°F 2011-07-23
Lowest 14°F 1985-01-21

Low

Highest 84°F 2010-07-25
Lowest -3°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 150°F 2005-07-27
Lowest -25°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 26.4 g/m³ 2005-07-27
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1983-12-25

Wind

Highest 45 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 3 mph 2013-08-20

Gust

Highest 95 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 7 mph 2010-12-30

Precip

Wettest 5.94 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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