All-time weather records — Halifax, VA

Record high
104.0°F
July 6, 2012
Record low
-7.1°F
January 22, 1985
Wettest day
6.98 in
June 23, 1995

Climate change signal in Halifax

27%

of Halifax's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (99 of 366 records since 2015).

7.1%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (26 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 #
1970s
3
24
1980s
111
214
1990s
79
51
2000s
50
42
2010s
74
24
2020s
49
11

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 1978, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1971-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 80.1°F — Jan 31, 2002 -7.1°F — Jan 22, 1985 2.48 in — Jan 4, 1992
February 82.9°F — Feb 13, 2017 1.0°F — Feb 20, 2015 2.32 in — Feb 7, 2020
March 90.0°F — Mar 12, 2026 9.0°F — Mar 3, 2009 3.10 in — Mar 30, 1975
April 95.0°F — Apr 21, 1985 18.0°F — Apr 10, 1985 2.52 in — Apr 22, 1992
May 98.1°F — May 27, 1989 28.0°F — May 5, 1986 4.32 in — May 20, 2001
June 102.9°F — Jun 30, 2012 37.9°F — Jun 4, 1988 6.98 in — Jun 23, 1995
July 104.0°F — Jul 6, 2012 42.1°F — Jul 3, 1988 5.70 in — Jul 14, 1975
August 104.0°F — Aug 23, 1983 39.0°F — Aug 30, 1982 5.33 in — Aug 7, 1996
September 102.9°F — Sep 18, 1991 28.9°F — Sep 26, 1983 5.70 in — Sep 6, 1996
October 102.0°F — Oct 4, 2019 21.0°F — Oct 20, 1981 5.20 in — Oct 12, 2018
November 88.0°F — Nov 8, 2024 10.0°F — Nov 23, 1981 6.55 in — Nov 28, 1993
December 80.1°F — Dec 3, 1991 -4.0°F — Dec 25, 1983 2.36 in — Dec 12, 2008

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