All-time weather records — Fries, VA

Record high
98.1°F
June 30, 2012
Record low
-18.0°F
January 21, 1985
Wettest day
20.00 in
August 10, 1982

Climate change signal in Fries

1.6%

of Fries's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (6 of 366 records since 2015).

1.9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (7 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
·
·
1950s
38
25
1960s
63
114
1970s
62
67
1980s
86
72
1990s
44
53
2000s
53
19
2010s
20
16

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 1955, the latest in 2016. Period of observation: 1948-2016.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.0°F — Jan 31, 2002 -18.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 3.20 in — Jan 8, 1998
February 78.1°F — Feb 15, 1989 -13.0°F — Feb 4, 1996 2.78 in — Feb 2, 1973
March 82.9°F — Mar 30, 1985 -9.0°F — Mar 15, 1993 3.00 in — Mar 12, 1963
April 88.0°F — Apr 27, 1986 12.0°F — Apr 3, 1966 3.97 in — Apr 21, 1992
May 91.0°F — May 20, 1996 26.1°F — May 8, 1989 4.85 in — May 29, 1975
June 98.1°F — Jun 30, 2012 30.9°F — Jun 2, 1966 2.99 in — Jun 18, 1972
July 96.1°F — Jul 10, 1990 39.0°F — Jul 10, 1961 3.78 in — Jul 22, 1959
August 97.0°F — Aug 18, 1988 35.1°F — Aug 29, 1986 20.00 in — Aug 10, 1982
September 90.0°F — Sep 3, 1990 28.0°F — Sep 24, 1963 5.85 in — Sep 30, 1959
October 84.9°F — Oct 4, 1986 10.0°F — Oct 27, 1962 6.67 in — Oct 18, 1975
November 79.0°F — Nov 3, 2003 5.0°F — Nov 25, 1970 4.69 in — Nov 19, 2003
December 75.0°F — Dec 13, 2001 -8.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 5.74 in — Dec 28, 1958

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