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Norfolk, VA

36.904°N, 76.193°W · station ORFthr · 153 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Norfolk.
78°WED9/278°THU9/380°FRI9/476°SAT9/572°SUN9/670°MON9/770°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#103 / 152
coldest Sep 7 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

55°F
set in 1963

Mildest Sep 7 ever

78°F
set in 2011
Forecast low 70°F — 103rd coldest Sep 7 of 152 years · record 55°F (1963) · coldest since 2025.
1874: 66°F1875: 69°F1876: 63°F1877: 65°F1878: 70°F1879: 69°F1880: 73°F1881: 75°F1882: 68°F1883: 59°F1884: 70°F1885: 60°F1886: 68°F1887: 60°F1888: 64°F1889: 70°F1890: 72°F1891: 70°F1892: 65°F1893: 68°F1894: 72°F1895: 71°F1896: 69°F1897: 64°F1898: 65°F1899: 73°F1900: 68°F1901: 72°F1902: 68°F1903: 65°F1904: 66°F1905: 66°F1906: 70°F1907: 67°F1908: 69°F1909: 61°F1910: 73°F1911: 73°F1912: 74°F1913: 72°F1914: 70°F1915: 71°F1916: 70°F1917: 67°F1918: 61°F1919: 68°F1920: 71°F1921: 73°F1922: 68°F1923: 70°F1924: 56°F1925: 70°F1926: 70°F1927: 61°F1928: 63°F1929: 72°F1930: 71°F1931: 70°F1932: 74°F1933: 73°F1934: 70°F1935: 69°F1936: 63°F1937: 67°F1938: 67°F1939: 67°F1940: 66°F1941: 70°F1942: 73°F1943: 74°F1944: 74°F1945: 72°F1946: 71°F1947: 72°F1948: 65°F1949: 70°F1950: 67°F1951: 68°F1952: 64°F1953: 63°F1954: 71°F1955: 68°F1956: 71°F1957: 73°F1958: 69°F1959: 71°F1960: 67°F1961: 72°F1962: 58°F1963: 55°F1964: 62°F1965: 61°F1966: 66°F1967: 59°F1968: 71°F1969: 72°F1970: 64°F1971: 68°F1972: 64°F1973: 75°F1974: 66°F1975: 69°F1976: 56°F1977: 73°F1978: 65°F1979: 72°F1980: 71°F1981: 64°F1982: 57°F1983: 75°F1984: 60°F1985: 77°F1986: 63°F1987: 72°F1988: 63°F1989: 66°F1990: 73°F1991: 64°F1992: 70°F1993: 68°F1994: 65°F1995: 69°F1996: 77°F1997: 65°F1998: 74°F1999: 72°F2000: 68°F2001: 60°F2002: 67°F2003: 63°F2004: 74°F2005: 71°F2006: 65°F2007: 68°F2008: 72°F2009: 70°F2010: 65°F2011: 78°F2012: 70°F2013: 60°F2014: 72°F2015: 70°F2016: 70°F2017: 61°F2018: 76°F2019: 65°F2020: 67°F2021: 62°F2022: 73°F2023: 78°F2024: 70°F2025: 65°F70° forecast556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 770°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record55°F
This-date rank#103 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-3°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Norfolk in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan84°FJan 4, 1931-3°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 4, 18902°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar92°FMar 29, 190714°FMar 14, 1888
Apr97°FApr 26, 196023°FApr 1, 1923
May100°FMay 31, 199136°FMay 9, 1956
Jun102°FJun 9, 187445°FJun 2, 1967
Jul105°FJul 24, 201054°FJul 13, 1978
Aug105°FAug 7, 191849°FAug 30, 1982
Sep100°FSep 19, 189540°FSep 30, 1888
Oct95°FOct 4, 195427°FOct 29, 1976
Nov86°FNov 1, 197417°FNov 30, 1929
Dec82°FDec 24, 20155°FDec 30, 1917
All-time105°FAug 7, 1918-3°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 19, 1942

Coldest high ever

12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 26, 202413°FJan 21, 1985
Feb66°FFeb 11, 201813°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar69°FMar 20, 202024°FMar 2, 1980
Apr76°FApr 29, 201738°FApr 1, 1923
May77°FMay 31, 199148°FMay 8, 1917
Jun80°FJun 30, 195958°FJun 3, 1915
Jul84°FJul 19, 194263°FJul 5, 1892
Aug81°FAug 3, 200664°FAug 23, 1923
Sep81°FSep 3, 202057°FSep 26, 1940
Oct77°FOct 10, 201743°FOct 26, 1962
Nov70°FNov 2, 201827°FNov 30, 1929
Dec68°FDec 1, 200612°FDec 30, 1917
All-time84°FJul 19, 194212°FDec 30, 1917

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

29 days
record run, ended Mar 5 1968

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Norfolk's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 69°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 50°FJan: 34°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 35°FMar: 59°FMar: 41°FApr: 69°FApr: 50°FMay: 76°FMay: 59°FJun: 84°FJun: 68°FJul: 88°FJul: 73°FAug: 86°FAug: 72°FSep: 80°FSep: 67°FOct: 71°FOct: 55°FNov: 61°FNov: 44°FDec: 54°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight12h 58m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.90°N, 76.19°W

Nearby Stations

Elizabeth City, NC44 mi SRichmond, VA75 mi NWWallops Island, VA81 mi NESalisbury, MD106 mi NECape Hatteras, NC119 mi SGeorgetown, DE131 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Norfolk'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.
Norfolk, VA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Norfolk's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Norfolk, VA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at Norfolk, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Norfolk, VA daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Norfolk — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
35 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 58th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 32. Record: 63 in 1968.

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