Virginia · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Norfolk, VA

36.904°N, 76.193°W · station ORFthr · 153 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Norfolk.
72°TUE7/1472°WED7/1578°THU7/1680°FRI7/1779°SAT7/1879°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#79 / 152
coldest Jul 14 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

61°F
set in 1955

Mildest Jul 14 ever

81°F
set in 1992

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Norfolk. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6171811874: 71°F1875: 74°F1876: 77°F1877: 69°F1878: 71°F1879: 68°F1880: 76°F1881: 78°F1882: 68°F1883: 70°F1884: 72°F1885: 71°F1886: 66°F1887: 73°F1888: 64°F1889: 73°F1890: 72°F1891: 72°F1892: 68°F1893: 74°F1894: 71°F1895: 71°F1896: 72°F1897: 70°F1898: 69°F1899: 71°F1900: 67°F1901: 72°F1902: 66°F1903: 64°F1904: 68°F1905: 70°F1906: 70°F1907: 70°F1908: 75°F1909: 70°F1910: 72°F1911: 69°F1912: 70°F1913: 75°F1914: 71°F1915: 72°F1916: 74°F1917: 72°F1918: 64°F1919: 71°F1920: 71°F1921: 73°F1922: 70°F1923: 72°F1924: 72°F1925: 73°F1926: 68°F1927: 73°F1928: 71°F1929: 68°F1930: 70°F1931: 73°F1932: 69°F1933: 63°F1934: 70°F1935: 69°F1936: 72°F1937: 72°F1938: 74°F1939: 69°F1940: 63°F1941: 69°F1942: 75°F1943: 74°F1944: 75°F1945: 72°F1946: 69°F1947: 70°F1948: 71°F1949: 73°F1950: 70°F1951: 72°F1952: 66°F1953: 68°F1954: 76°F1955: 61°F1956: 70°F1957: 73°F1958: 73°F1959: 71°F1960: 70°F1961: 75°F1962: 72°F1963: 68°F1964: 74°F1965: 72°F1966: 77°F1967: 68°F1968: 70°F1969: 71°F1970: 66°F1971: 71°F1972: 71°F1973: 70°F1974: 66°F1975: 73°F1976: 65°F1977: 74°F1978: 67°F1979: 74°F1980: 66°F1981: 78°F1982: 73°F1983: 74°F1984: 70°F1985: 74°F1986: 79°F1987: 74°F1988: 74°F1989: 71°F1990: 75°F1991: 74°F1992: 81°F1993: 75°F1994: 79°F1995: 75°F1996: 71°F1997: 69°F1998: 65°F1999: 68°F2000: 67°F2001: 66°F2002: 73°F2003: 69°F2004: 75°F2005: 73°F2006: 73°F2007: 66°F2008: 69°F2009: 66°F2010: 77°F2011: 71°F2012: 69°F2013: 76°F2014: 75°F2015: 73°F2016: 78°F2017: 76°F2018: 66°F2019: 76°F2020: 77°F2021: 77°F2022: 74°F2023: 78°F2024: 74°F2025: 76°F72° forecast187419552025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1472°F
Coldest this date since2018
This-date record61°F
This-date rank#79 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°F1931-3°F1985
Feb82°F18902°F1895
Mar92°F190714°F1888
Apr97°F196023°F1923
May100°F199136°F1956
Jun102°F187445°F1967
Jul105°F201054°F1978
Aug105°F191849°F1982
Sep100°F189540°F1888
Oct95°F195427°F1976
Nov86°F197417°F1929
Dec82°F20155°F1917
All-time105°F1918-3°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Norfolk so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 73°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

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight14h 29m · losing 7 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 Jul 14 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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