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Lynchburg, VA

37.321°N, 79.207°W · station LYHthr · 134 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lynchburg.
72°WED9/271°THU9/373°FRI9/470°SAT9/564°SUN9/660°MON9/760°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lynchburg — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#46 / 133
coldest Sep 7 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

46°F
set in 2017

Mildest Sep 7 ever

73°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 60°F — 46th coldest Sep 7 of 133 years · record 46°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
1893: 61°F1894: 66°F1895: 65°F1896: 62°F1897: 56°F1898: 63°F1899: 70°F1900: 68°F1901: 61°F1902: 54°F1903: 61°F1904: 53°F1905: 56°F1906: 60°F1907: 54°F1908: 61°F1909: 58°F1910: 69°F1911: 63°F1912: 69°F1913: 68°F1914: 70°F1915: 63°F1916: 62°F1917: 63°F1918: 57°F1919: 61°F1920: 66°F1921: 69°F1922: 64°F1923: 68°F1924: 47°F1925: 73°F1926: 67°F1927: 57°F1928: 54°F1929: 69°F1930: 65°F1931: 63°F1932: 69°F1933: 64°F1934: 65°F1935: 62°F1936: 54°F1937: 61°F1938: 66°F1939: 60°F1940: 61°F1941: 62°F1942: 62°F1943: 71°F1944: 62°F1945: 70°F1946: 63°F1947: 68°F1948: 66°F1949: 58°F1950: 55°F1951: 57°F1952: 54°F1953: 60°F1954: 63°F1955: 63°F1956: 67°F1957: 64°F1958: 60°F1959: 68°F1960: 69°F1961: 68°F1962: 53°F1963: 55°F1964: 57°F1965: 53°F1966: 52°F1967: 56°F1968: 65°F1969: 64°F1970: 63°F1971: 67°F1972: 57°F1973: 67°F1974: 59°F1975: 60°F1976: 56°F1977: 67°F1978: 61°F1979: 64°F1980: 64°F1981: 64°F1982: 58°F1983: 69°F1984: 53°F1985: 70°F1986: 56°F1987: 69°F1988: 54°F1989: 65°F1990: 66°F1991: 63°F1992: 68°F1993: 66°F1994: 53°F1995: 60°F1996: 69°F1997: 54°F1998: 62°F1999: 63°F2000: 52°F2001: 57°F2002: 56°F2003: 53°F2004: 64°F2005: 53°F2006: 57°F2007: 64°F2008: 65°F2009: 63°F2010: 57°F2011: 60°F2012: 65°F2013: 54°F2014: 65°F2015: 61°F2016: 56°F2017: 46°F2018: 69°F2019: 58°F2020: 54°F2021: 55°F2022: 69°F2023: 67°F2024: 51°F2025: 53°F60° forecast455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 760°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#46 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-11°F (2015)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lynchburg in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 30, 2002-10°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 11, 1932-11°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar92°FMar 29, 19075°FMar 3, 2009
Apr95°FApr 18, 189620°FApr 1, 1923
May100°FMay 22, 194130°FMay 10, 2020
Jun104°FJun 29, 193440°FJun 6, 1945
Jul106°FJul 10, 193649°FJul 2, 1988
Aug105°FAug 6, 191845°FAug 30, 1965
Sep102°FSep 1, 193235°FSep 29, 1942
Oct98°FOct 6, 194121°FOct 27, 1962
Nov85°FNov 7, 20248°FNov 25, 1970
Dec79°FDec 18, 1924-4°FDec 30, 1917
All-time106°FJul 10, 1936-11°FFeb 20, 2015

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lynchburg so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 6, 1918

Coldest high ever

9°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan63°FJan 15, 193211°FJan 21, 1985
Feb59°FFeb 20, 19399°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar66°FMar 23, 190723°FMar 2, 1980
Apr70°FApr 6, 192936°FApr 7, 1907
May72°FMay 27, 194144°FMay 4, 1946
Jun78°FJun 30, 192756°FJun 5, 1926
Jul80°FJul 21, 193063°FJul 21, 1939
Aug81°FAug 6, 191861°FAug 22, 1931
Sep76°FSep 1, 193249°FSep 29, 1957
Oct73°FOct 4, 194138°FOct 30, 1925
Nov67°FNov 2, 192923°FNov 30, 1929
Dec62°FDec 16, 197113°FDec 25, 1983
All-time81°FAug 6, 19189°FFeb 13, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

46 days
record run, ended Jan 11 2001

So far in 2026

59 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Lynchburg's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 26°FFeb: 50°FFeb: 28°FMar: 58°FMar: 35°FApr: 69°FApr: 44°FMay: 76°FMay: 53°FJun: 83°FJun: 61°FJul: 87°FJul: 66°FAug: 85°FAug: 64°FSep: 79°FSep: 58°FOct: 69°FOct: 46°FNov: 58°FNov: 35°FDec: 49°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon12:17 PM
Daylight12h 59m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.32°N, 79.21°W

Nearby Stations

Roanoke, VA42 mi WDanville, VA52 mi SBlacksburg, VA66 mi WCharlottesville, VA69 mi NEGreensboro, NC93 mi SWRaleigh, NC101 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Lynchburg's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Lynchburg, VA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lynchburg's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lynchburg, VA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Lynchburg, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lynchburg, VA daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Lynchburg — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
59 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 46th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 54. Record: 75 in 1970.

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