Virginia · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Blacksburg, VA

37.204°N, 80.414°W · station RNKthr · 134 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Blacksburg.
59°TUE7/1460°WED7/1565°THU7/1667°FRI7/1767°SAT7/1867°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#29 / 126
coldest Jul 14 in 126 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

44°F
set in 1900

Mildest Jul 14 ever

70°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Blacksburg. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4457701893: 69°F1894: 53°F1895: 56°F1896: 65°F1897: 49°F1898: 67°F1899: 59°F1900: 44°F1901: 63°F1902: 55°F1903: 49°F1904: 55°F1905: 60°F1906: 60°F1907: 59°F1908: 61°F1909: 59°F1911: 60°F1912: 60°F1913: 62°F1914: 64°F1915: 60°F1916: 61°F1917: 55°F1918: 47°F1919: 63°F1920: 56°F1921: 65°F1922: 63°F1924: 66°F1925: 58°F1926: 52°F1927: 61°F1928: 62°F1929: 60°F1930: 60°F1931: 60°F1932: 53°F1933: 52°F1934: 65°F1935: 65°F1936: 64°F1937: 67°F1938: 64°F1939: 65°F1940: 57°F1941: 66°F1942: 65°F1943: 60°F1944: 66°F1945: 64°F1946: 65°F1947: 62°F1948: 62°F1949: 67°F1950: 63°F1951: 68°F1952: 59°F1953: 52°F1954: 70°F1955: 60°F1956: 61°F1957: 64°F1958: 63°F1959: 61°F1960: 59°F1961: 61°F1962: 61°F1963: 52°F1964: 63°F1965: 61°F1966: 64°F1967: 58°F1968: 62°F1969: 50°F1971: 59°F1972: 60°F1973: 58°F1974: 54°F1975: 60°F1976: 54°F1977: 64°F1978: 60°F1979: 64°F1980: 62°F1981: 68°F1982: 65°F1983: 61°F1984: 62°F1985: 57°F1986: 62°F1987: 62°F1988: 64°F1990: 60°F1991: 64°F1992: 66°F1993: 64°F1994: 64°F1996: 60°F1997: 56°F1998: 62°F1999: 55°F2000: 63°F2001: 49°F2002: 62°F2004: 65°F2005: 67°F2006: 67°F2008: 58°F2009: 51°F2010: 65°F2011: 60°F2012: 63°F2013: 64°F2014: 65°F2015: 62°F2016: 64°F2017: 65°F2018: 60°F2019: 63°F2020: 60°F2021: 64°F2022: 63°F2023: 61°F2024: 64°F2025: 65°F59° forecast189320251900

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1459°F
Coldest this date since2009
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#29 of 126
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-27°F (1917)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Blacksburg in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°F1932-18°F1985
Feb80°F2018-12°F1895
Mar86°F2020-2°F1900
Apr95°F195710°F1923
May93°F190223°F1973
Jun99°F191430°F1972
Jul100°F192634°F1905
Aug99°F198335°F1917
Sep97°F192522°F1983
Oct94°F201913°F1962
Nov82°F2004-1°F1908
Dec75°F1984-27°F1917
All-time100°F1926-27°F1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Blacksburg so far this year — through Jul 12.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 0 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

61 days
record run, ended Mar 3 1973

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Blacksburg's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 61°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 22°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 25°FMar: 54°FMar: 30°FApr: 64°FApr: 39°FMay: 72°FMay: 49°FJun: 79°FJun: 57°FJul: 83°FJul: 61°FAug: 82°FAug: 60°FSep: 76°FSep: 53°FOct: 66°FOct: 41°FNov: 55°FNov: 31°FDec: 45°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset7:43 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight14h 31m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.20°N, 80.41°W

Nearby Stations

Roanoke, VA25 mi EBluefield, WV43 mi WBeckley, WV55 mi NWLynchburg, VA66 mi EDanville, VA73 mi SEGreensboro, NC80 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Blacksburg — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
75 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 70th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 74. Record: 100 in 1971.

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