Virginia · THREADEX · 1912–2026

Roanoke, VA

37.317°N, 79.974°W · station ROAthr · 115 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Roanoke.
63°TUE7/1464°WED7/1570°THU7/1672°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1871°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#15 / 112
coldest Jul 14 in 112 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

55°F
set in 1918

Mildest Jul 14 ever

77°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Roanoke. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5566771912: 65°F1913: 70°F1914: 67°F1915: 67°F1917: 63°F1918: 55°F1919: 68°F1921: 69°F1922: 69°F1923: 69°F1924: 70°F1925: 64°F1926: 62°F1927: 65°F1928: 65°F1929: 64°F1930: 62°F1931: 67°F1932: 59°F1933: 55°F1934: 67°F1935: 66°F1936: 67°F1937: 69°F1938: 68°F1939: 70°F1940: 60°F1941: 70°F1942: 69°F1943: 63°F1944: 69°F1945: 69°F1946: 68°F1947: 64°F1948: 67°F1949: 68°F1950: 67°F1951: 69°F1952: 63°F1953: 60°F1954: 77°F1955: 67°F1956: 66°F1957: 72°F1958: 66°F1959: 65°F1960: 63°F1961: 68°F1962: 64°F1963: 62°F1964: 66°F1965: 66°F1966: 70°F1967: 62°F1968: 70°F1969: 58°F1970: 68°F1971: 68°F1972: 69°F1973: 69°F1974: 60°F1975: 67°F1976: 60°F1977: 71°F1978: 67°F1979: 71°F1980: 66°F1981: 74°F1982: 68°F1983: 68°F1984: 67°F1985: 65°F1986: 67°F1987: 68°F1988: 70°F1989: 63°F1990: 64°F1991: 65°F1992: 72°F1993: 68°F1994: 71°F1995: 70°F1996: 67°F1997: 63°F1998: 66°F1999: 63°F2000: 68°F2001: 55°F2002: 65°F2003: 64°F2004: 72°F2005: 70°F2006: 71°F2007: 64°F2008: 69°F2009: 58°F2010: 70°F2011: 67°F2012: 69°F2013: 71°F2014: 73°F2015: 67°F2016: 70°F2017: 72°F2018: 65°F2019: 70°F2020: 66°F2021: 71°F2022: 65°F2023: 69°F2024: 71°F2025: 69°F63° forecast191219182025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1463°F
Coldest this date since2009
This-date record55°F
This-date rank#15 of 112
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-12°F (1917)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1912–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Roanoke in each calendar month, and for the whole 1912–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F1932-11°F1985
Feb84°F2018-1°F1917
Mar90°F19459°F1993
Apr95°F192515°F1923
May99°F194130°F1943
Jun104°F193636°F1913
Jul105°F193647°F1988
Aug105°F193042°F1986
Sep103°F193232°F1942
Oct99°F194122°F1930
Nov83°F19508°F1929
Dec80°F1998-12°F1917
All-time105°F1930-12°F1917

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

43 days
record run, ended Feb 6 1918

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Roanoke's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 28°FFeb: 50°FFeb: 31°FMar: 58°FMar: 38°FApr: 69°FApr: 46°FMay: 76°FMay: 55°FJun: 84°FJun: 63°FJul: 87°FJul: 67°FAug: 86°FAug: 66°FSep: 79°FSep: 59°FOct: 69°FOct: 48°FNov: 58°FNov: 38°FDec: 49°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset7:41 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight14h 32m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.32°N, 79.97°W

Nearby Stations

Blacksburg, VA25 mi WLynchburg, VA42 mi EDanville, VA62 mi SEBluefield, WV67 mi WBeckley, WV70 mi WGreensboro, NC84 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Roanoke's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Roanoke, VA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1912

Each cell is one day's low at Roanoke, coloured by temperature — 115 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Roanoke, VA daily low heat map 1912–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Roanoke — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
50 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 74th most in 115 years. Normal for this point: 53. Record: 73 in 1982.

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