Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025
Essex County, VA
A 58.3°F / 45.8" normal · 2025 ran -0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+0.3°F (55.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
19th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
74% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
58.3°F
annual mean · 45.8" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
-0.3°F
58.0°F · 46.2" (101% of normal)
Warmest Year
60.2°F
2012 · coldest 55.0°F (1958)
Wettest Year
66.3in
2018 · driest 30.9" (1965)
Hottest Day
103.0°F
Aug 21 · 1983
Coldest Day
-3.8°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
7.73in
Aug 28 · 2011
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.