36.904°N, 76.193°W · station ORFthr · 1874–2026 · 153 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Norfolk: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 105°F · coldest ever -3°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
84°Jan 4, 1931
-3°Jan 21, 1985
Feb
82°Feb 4, 1890
2°Feb 8, 1895
Mar
92°Mar 29, 1907
14°Mar 14, 1888
Apr
97°Apr 26, 1960
23°Apr 1, 1923
May
100°May 31, 1991
36°May 9, 1956
Jun
102°Jun 9, 1874
45°Jun 2, 1967
Jul
105°Jul 24, 2010
54°Jul 13, 1978
Aug
105°Aug 7, 1918
49°Aug 30, 1982
Sep
100°Sep 19, 1895
40°Sep 30, 1888
Oct
95°Oct 4, 1954
27°Oct 29, 1976
Nov
86°Nov 1, 1974
17°Nov 30, 1929
Dec
82°Dec 24, 2015
5°Dec 30, 1917
All-time
105°Aug 7, 1918
-3°Jan 21, 1985
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Norfolk on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Jun 8
102°
1874
152yrs
Jun 9
100°
1874
152yrs
Aug 20
96°
1874
152yrs
Dec 27
73°
1874
152yrs
Jul 29
98°
1875
151yrs
Jun 27
100°
1876
150yrs
Jul 10
102°
1876
150yrs
Jul 11
102°
1876
150yrs
Jan 16
73°
1877
149yrs
May 17
95°
1877
149yrs
May 19
96°
1877
149yrs
Jul 9
99°
1877
149yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Apr 28
38°
1874
152yrs
Apr 29
36°
1874
152yrs
Apr 16
34°
1875
151yrs
Apr 17
28°
1875
151yrs
Apr 18
27°
1875
151yrs
Apr 22
38°
1875
151yrs
May 18
46°
1875
151yrs
Oct 31
33°
1875
151yrs
Dec 17
17°
1875
151yrs
Mar 19
19°
1876
150yrs
May 1
38°
1876
150yrs
Oct 15
31°
1876
150yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
105°F
1918-08-07
Coldest ever
-3°F
1985-01-21
Longest heat streak
26 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1995-08-06
The Warming Trend
Norfolk's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
43 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 31 · record 57 in 2010
35 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 45 · record 82 in 1968
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.