All-time weather records — Damascus, VA

Record high
100.0°F
August 17, 1988
Record low
-20.9°F
January 21, 1985
Wettest day
5.10 in
August 19, 2018

Climate change signal in Damascus

19.7%

of Damascus's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (72 of 366 records since 2015).

6.6%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (24 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 #
1960s
·
·
1970s
71
107
1980s
129
125
1990s
46
58
2000s
31
36
2010s
43
35
2020s
46
5

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 1970, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1969-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 77.0°F — Jan 2, 2022 -20.9°F — Jan 21, 1985 2.17 in — Jan 7, 2009
February 80.1°F — Feb 23, 2023 -17.0°F — Feb 5, 1996 2.57 in — Feb 11, 1994
March 84.9°F — Mar 31, 1985 -6.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 2.75 in — Mar 18, 2002
April 91.0°F — Apr 28, 1986 12.0°F — Apr 7, 1982 3.05 in — Apr 13, 2020
May 91.9°F — May 21, 2022 27.0°F — May 10, 1977 2.40 in — May 13, 2017
June 99.0°F — Jun 29, 2012 35.1°F — Jun 8, 1977 2.85 in — Jun 21, 1972
July 99.0°F — Jul 15, 1988 42.1°F — Jul 1, 1988 3.60 in — Jul 4, 2015
August 100.0°F — Aug 17, 1988 37.0°F — Aug 29, 1986 5.10 in — Aug 19, 2018
September 97.0°F — Sep 14, 1998 28.0°F — Sep 24, 1983 3.65 in — Sep 26, 2024
October 90.0°F — Oct 2, 2019 18.0°F — Oct 22, 1987 3.33 in — Oct 2, 1977
November 82.0°F — Nov 5, 2003 6.1°F — Nov 25, 1970 2.54 in — Nov 19, 2003
December 78.1°F — Dec 25, 1982 -11.9°F — Dec 22, 1989 2.68 in — Dec 5, 1993

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