Norfolk, VA

Virginia · Records since 1874–2026

🌤️ 82°F
Currently in Norfolk
As of 2:45 PM EDT

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

98°F

September 7, 1954

+14° from 84° normal

❄ Record Low

52°F

September 7, 1976

-17° from 69° normal
🌞 Normal high: 84°F 🌑 Normal low: 69°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Norfolk

🔥
105°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 25, 2010
❄
-3°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1985
🌧
8.93"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 1, 2006
☃
17.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 27, 1892

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 98°F September 7, 1954
2 96°F September 7, 2023
3 96°F September 7, 1990
4 95°F September 7, 1943
5 94°F September 7, 1998
6 93°F September 7, 1983
7 93°F September 7, 1978
8 93°F September 7, 1941
9 93°F September 7, 1900
10 92°F September 7, 1969

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 52°F September 7, 1976
2 55°F September 7, 1963
3 57°F September 7, 1982
4 58°F September 7, 1984
5 58°F September 7, 1964
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1874–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Norfolk

threshold: 94°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
3.9
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
98°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
86
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

122 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1874–2026
47
2026 so far
31
Avg/year 1970–2025
41
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
57
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Norfolk

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 9, 1992 – Jul 18, 1992 10 102°F (Jul 10) 98°F 78°F
2 Jul 5, 1993 – Jul 14, 1993 10 101°F (Jul 14) 97°F 77°F
3 Jul 25, 1940 – Jul 31, 1940 7 104°F (Jul 27) 98°F 75°F
4 Jul 31, 1980 – Aug 6, 1980 7 104°F (Aug 1) 100°F 77°F
5 Jul 8, 1876 – Jul 14, 1876 7 102°F (Jul 10) 99°F 78°F
6 Jul 10, 1880 – Jul 16, 1880 7 102°F (Jul 13) 98°F 74°F
7 Jul 17, 2020 – Jul 23, 2020 7 102°F (Jul 19) 100°F 79°F
8 Jun 30, 1901 – Jul 6, 1901 7 100°F (Jul 1) 96°F 74°F
9 May 30, 1895 – Jun 5, 1895 7 99°F (Jun 3) 96°F 74°F
10 Jul 23, 1995 – Jul 29, 1995 7 99°F (Jul 24) 96°F 78°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

56
2026 total
above-normal nights
39.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
68
Most in a summer
2020

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

28.15"
2026 YTD
Normal: 34.69"
-6.54"
0.77"
September so far
September normal: 5.40"
-4.63"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Norfolk is 6.54" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1874–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1874, annual totals have trended +0.11" per decade, about +1.7" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

81.2°F

Average temperature · August 2026

33rd-warmest month on record

5th-warmest August of 153 on record

+2.4° vs. 78.8° average (1991–2020)
85.4°F
Warmest month ever
July 2020
81.9°F
Warmest August ever
1900
14
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
100°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 4

Longest 90°F Streak in August

7 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 5–11, 2026, peaking at 94°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2022 (4 years). The August record is 15 days, set in 1977.

100°F Milestone

Norfolk reached 100°F in 2026 — the first time it hit 100°F since 2020 (6 years).

Average August Temperature by Year

1874–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.14° per decade (warming since 1874)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

5.78"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-0.23"
vs. average
Normal: 6.01" · 96% of normal
60th-wettest
August rank
of 152 on record
15.61"
Wettest August ever
1942 · driest 0.64" (1930)

August Precipitation by Year

1874–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1942 15.61"
2 1992 14.32"
3 2009 13.22"
4 1933 13.13"
5 1990 11.85"
6 1906 11.20"
7 1967 11.19"
8 2004 11.11"
9 2011 10.79"
10 1964 10.58"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1930 0.64"
2 1975 0.74"
3 1943 1.00"
4 1925 1.05"
5 1914 1.10"
6 2022 1.21"
7 1947 1.29"
8 1993 1.45"
9 1995 1.50"
10 2025 1.60"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1900 81.9°F
2 2020 81.8°F
3 2016 81.4°F
4 2006 81.3°F
5 2026 81.2°F
6 1977 81.0°F
7 2018 81.0°F
8 1980 80.9°F
9 1988 80.8°F
10 1968 80.5°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2020 85.4°F
2 July 1993 83.4°F
3 July 1995 83.2°F
4 July 1994 83.0°F
5 July 2010 82.8°F
6 July 1878 82.7°F
7 July 2016 82.6°F
8 July 2012 82.5°F
9 July 1876 82.4°F
10 July 2017 82.3°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Norfolk, VA 81.2°F 5th of 153
Elizabeth City, NC 80.5°F 6th of 92
Richmond, VA 79.8°F 12th of 130
Wallops Island, VA 78.9°F 4th of 60
Salisbury, MD 78.2°F 11th of 119
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,830 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 152 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 4
so far
 Sep 11 Aug 3, 1890 Oct 10, 1939 +0.5 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 4 Sep 26, 1957 Dec 24, 2015 +1.7 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 18 Oct 20, 1940 Dec 14, 1998 +0.4 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 21 Oct 15, 1876 Dec 28, 1918 -0.1 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Dec 5 Oct 29, 1976 Dec 29, 2011
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Nov 26, 1950 Dec 30, 1993
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet — Nov 11, 1987 Dec 31, 1894 -0.2 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1874 · trending -0.1 days earlier per decade

249
Normal length
1991–2020 average
291
Longest on record
1918
204
Shortest on record
1879

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +0.5 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1874–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.12° per decade (warming since 1874)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1874–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.17" per decade (wetter since 1874)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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