All-time weather records — Clifton, VA

Record high
106.0°F
July 23, 2011
Record low
1.0°F
January 17, 2009
Wettest day
5.20 in
September 7, 2008

Climate change signal in Clifton

40.7%

of Clifton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (149 of 366 records since 2015).

46.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (170 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 #
2000s
101
114
2010s
206
167
2020s
59
85

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 2004, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 2004-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 78.1°F — Jan 27, 2024 1.0°F — Jan 17, 2009 1.93 in — Jan 14, 2005
February 81.0°F — Feb 22, 2018 1.9°F — Feb 1, 2019 3.20 in — Feb 16, 2010
March 86.0°F — Mar 16, 2012 5.0°F — Mar 4, 2014 2.50 in — Mar 7, 2011
April 93.9°F — Apr 7, 2010 25.0°F — Apr 6, 2016 2.10 in — Apr 21, 2008
May 97.0°F — May 31, 2011 33.1°F — May 10, 2020 3.80 in — May 12, 2008
June 102.9°F — Jun 30, 2012 45.0°F — Jun 1, 2025 4.00 in — Jun 25, 2006
July 106.0°F — Jul 23, 2011 52.0°F — Jul 30, 2014 4.40 in — Jul 22, 2018
August 102.9°F — Aug 9, 2007 51.1°F — Aug 21, 2024 3.00 in — Aug 13, 2014
September 98.1°F — Sep 25, 2010 39.0°F — Sep 22, 2020 5.20 in — Sep 7, 2008
October 93.9°F — Oct 10, 2007 28.9°F — Oct 19, 2015 4.00 in — Oct 8, 2005
November 82.0°F — Nov 1, 2024 14.0°F — Nov 19, 2014 3.35 in — Nov 12, 2020
December 75.9°F — Dec 2, 2006 7.0°F — Dec 24, 2022 2.63 in — Dec 16, 2018

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