All-time weather records — Independence, VA
Climate change signal in Independence
of Independence's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (366 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (366 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 329 | 342 | ||
| 2020s | 37 | 24 |
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 2017, the latest in 2020. Period of observation: 2017-2020.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61.0°F — Jan 12, 2020 | -5.1°F — Jan 6, 2018 | 2.02 in — Jan 12, 2020 |
| February | 77.0°F — Feb 23, 2018 | 6.1°F — Feb 3, 2018 | 2.47 in — Feb 7, 2020 |
| March | 82.0°F — Mar 29, 2020 | 7.0°F — Mar 6, 2019 | 1.81 in — Mar 25, 2018 |
| April | 78.1°F — Apr 19, 2018 | 16.0°F — Apr 1, 2019 | 4.06 in — Apr 13, 2020 |
| May | 82.9°F — May 15, 2018 | 34.0°F — May 7, 2020 | 1.62 in — May 17, 2018 |
| June | 84.0°F — Jun 18, 2018 | 45.0°F — Jun 14, 2019 | 1.82 in — Jun 9, 2019 |
| July | 84.9°F — Jul 23, 2017 | 52.0°F — Jul 8, 2018 | 3.08 in — Jul 16, 2018 |
| August | 84.0°F — Aug 18, 2019 | 50.0°F — Aug 23, 2018 | 2.51 in — Aug 7, 2018 |
| September | 86.0°F — Sep 13, 2019 | 44.1°F — Sep 7, 2017 | 3.54 in — Sep 17, 2018 |
| October | 84.9°F — Oct 4, 2019 | 24.1°F — Oct 30, 2017 | 3.06 in — Oct 12, 2018 |
| November | 70.0°F — Nov 4, 2017 | 6.1°F — Nov 13, 2019 | 0.96 in — Nov 24, 2019 |
| December | 64.0°F — Dec 3, 2018 | 3.0°F — Dec 28, 2017 | 2.02 in — Dec 1, 2019 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Independence.