All-time weather records — Ashland, VA
Climate change signal in Ashland
of Ashland's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (23 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (6 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 50 | 31 | ||
| 1900s | 37 | 18 | ||
| 1910s | 18 | 17 | ||
| 1920s | 35 | 113 | ||
| 1940s | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1950s | 72 | 44 | ||
| 1960s | 12 | 55 | ||
| 1970s | 19 | 19 | ||
| 1980s | 30 | 33 | ||
| 1990s | 24 | 13 | ||
| 2000s | 22 | 9 | ||
| 2010s | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2020s | 12 | · |
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 1893, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.0°F — Jan 26, 1950 | -18.0°F — Jan 17, 1893 | 3.17 in — Jan 1, 2007 |
| February | 82.0°F — Feb 15, 1989 | -11.0°F — Feb 5, 1996 | 2.72 in — Feb 4, 1998 |
| March | 91.9°F — Mar 29, 1907 | 3.9°F — Mar 4, 2014 | 3.35 in — Mar 15, 1912 |
| April | 96.1°F — Apr 18, 1896 | 15.1°F — Apr 3, 1947 | 3.04 in — Apr 21, 2008 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 23, 1925 | 28.0°F — May 5, 1926 | 5.70 in — May 3, 1893 |
| June | 100.9°F — Jun 8, 1899 | 30.9°F — Jun 9, 1907 | 6.02 in — Jun 7, 2019 |
| July | 102.9°F — Jul 1, 1901 | 43.0°F — Jul 5, 1927 | 5.44 in — Jul 16, 1989 |
| August | 105.1°F — Aug 12, 1900 | 41.0°F — Aug 23, 1925 | 5.24 in — Aug 27, 1971 |
| September | 105.1°F — Sep 8, 1954 | 33.1°F — Sep 21, 1956 | 5.35 in — Sep 9, 1977 |
| October | 96.1°F — Oct 5, 1954 | 19.0°F — Oct 27, 1962 | 4.32 in — Oct 21, 1961 |
| November | 88.0°F — Nov 1, 1950 | 10.0°F — Nov 29, 1955 | 3.15 in — Nov 12, 2009 |
| December | 80.1°F — Dec 6, 1998 | -4.0°F — Dec 30, 1917 | 2.42 in — Dec 13, 1909 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Ashland.