All-time weather records — Alexandria, VA

Record high
105.1°F
July 7, 2012
Record low
-5.1°F
January 17, 1982
Wettest day
6.11 in
June 21, 1972

Climate change signal in Alexandria

12%

of Alexandria's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (44 of 366 records since 2015).

2.2%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (8 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1940s
42
63
1950s
54
56
1960s
43
97
1970s
45
49
1980s
24
51
1990s
53
27
2000s
30
10
2010s
52
10
2020s
23
3

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1941, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1936-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 80.1°F — Jan 26, 2024 -5.1°F — Jan 17, 1982 2.24 in — Jan 9, 2024
February 82.0°F — Feb 21, 2018 3.9°F — Feb 2, 1961 2.27 in — Feb 22, 2003
March 89.1°F — Mar 12, 1990 10.9°F — Mar 4, 1943 2.29 in — Mar 13, 1993
April 95.0°F — Apr 17, 2002 24.1°F — Apr 7, 1982 3.04 in — Apr 14, 1970
May 99.0°F — May 31, 1991 34.0°F — May 9, 1947 3.24 in — May 5, 1953
June 104.0°F — Jun 29, 2012 46.9°F — Jun 1, 1966 6.11 in — Jun 21, 1972
July 105.1°F — Jul 7, 2012 54.0°F — Jul 1, 1988 4.69 in — Jul 9, 1970
August 105.1°F — Aug 17, 1997 48.9°F — Aug 29, 1986 5.69 in — Aug 8, 1942
September 100.9°F — Sep 2, 1980 39.0°F — Sep 24, 1963 4.76 in — Sep 16, 1976
October 98.1°F — Oct 2, 2019 28.9°F — Oct 24, 1969 3.85 in — Oct 29, 2012
November 86.0°F — Nov 1, 1974 16.0°F — Nov 29, 1955 3.07 in — Nov 8, 1943
December 79.0°F — Dec 7, 1998 1.0°F — Dec 21, 1942 3.10 in — Dec 7, 2011

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Alexandria.