37.937°N, 75.466°W · station WALthr · 61 years of record
66°F
COLDEST SEP 6 SINCE 2024
forecast low · Sep 6
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Wallops Island.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Wallops Island — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#57 / 59
coldest Sep 2 in 59 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
53°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 2 ever
78°F
set in 2012
Forecast low 75°F — 57th coldest Sep 2 of 59 years · record 53°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 59
coldest Sep 3 in 59 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
50°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 1993
Forecast low 75°F — 56th coldest Sep 3 of 59 years · record 50°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#58 / 59
coldest Sep 4 in 59 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
52°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 4 ever
78°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 77°F — 58th coldest Sep 4 of 59 years · record 52°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#42 / 59
coldest Sep 5 in 59 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
50°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
76°F
set in 1979
Forecast low 70°F — 42nd coldest Sep 5 of 59 years · record 50°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#28 / 59
coldest Sep 6 in 59 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
54°F
set in 1994
Mildest Sep 6 ever
77°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 66°F — 28th coldest Sep 6 of 59 years · record 54°F (1994) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#28 / 59
coldest Sep 7 in 59 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
51°F
set in 1984
Mildest Sep 7 ever
76°F
set in 2018
Forecast low 66°F — 28th coldest Sep 7 of 59 years · record 51°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#31 / 59
coldest Sep 8 in 59 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
52°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 8 ever
75°F
set in 1971
Forecast low 66°F — 31st coldest Sep 8 of 59 years · record 52°F (1976) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wallops Island in each calendar month, and for the whole 1966–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
79°FJan 30, 2002
0°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
79°FFeb 17, 1976
-1°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar
86°FMar 13, 1990
14°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
93°FApr 26, 1990
26°FApr 6, 2016
May
97°FMay 31, 1991
33°FMay 10, 2020
Jun
100°FJun 29, 2012
43°FJun 1, 1967
Jul
102°FJul 7, 2012
53°FJul 1, 1988
Aug
100°FAug 7, 1977
48°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
96°FSep 6, 1983
43°FSep 27, 1989
Oct
93°FOct 2, 2019
29°FOct 20, 1974
Nov
82°FNov 15, 1993
19°FNov 22, 2014
Dec
78°FDec 16, 1971
4°FDec 21, 1989
All-time
102°FJul 7, 2012
-1°FFeb 20, 2015
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wallops Island so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
2 broke
plus 1 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
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 2011
Coldest high ever
10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1994
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 4, 2004
10°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
54°FFeb 6, 2008
17°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar
64°FMar 29, 1985
20°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
69°FApr 29, 2017
38°FApr 8, 1972
May
76°FMay 31, 1991
49°FMay 24, 1967
Jun
79°FJun 30, 1991
56°FJun 7, 1997
Jul
83°FJul 23, 2011
69°FJul 14, 1967
Aug
82°FAug 2, 1979
64°FAug 13, 1967
Sep
78°FSep 1, 2012
57°FSep 30, 2001
Oct
77°FOct 4, 1986
45°FOct 27, 1976
Nov
69°FNov 2, 1971
31°FNov 30, 1976
Dec
60°FDec 24, 2015
16°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
83°FJul 23, 2011
10°FJan 19, 1994
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
45 days
record run, ended Feb 11 1977
So far in 2026
46 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Wallops Island's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Wallops Island'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Wallops Island's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's low at Wallops Island, coloured by temperature — 61 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Below the Mark
How many days a year hit a given low at Wallops Island — counted through Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
46 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 34th most in 61 years. Normal for this point: 47. Record: 68 in 2015.
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