All-time weather records — Luray, VA

Record high
105.1°F
July 8, 1988
Record low
-14.1°F
February 5, 1996
Wettest day
9.42 in
September 6, 1996

Climate change signal in Luray

7.9%

of Luray's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (29 of 366 records since 2015).

4.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (16 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
51
58
1950s
99
50
1960s
33
92
1970s
26
52
1980s
43
58
1990s
47
28
2000s
26
8
2010s
30
14
2020s
11
6

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 1941, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1941-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 80.1°F — Jan 26, 1950 -9.9°F — Jan 17, 1982 3.92 in — Jan 14, 1968
February 80.1°F — Feb 28, 1948 -14.1°F — Feb 5, 1996 3.20 in — Feb 13, 1972
March 90.0°F — Mar 15, 1990 -2.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 4.12 in — Mar 1, 1954
April 93.9°F — Apr 19, 1976 15.1°F — Apr 10, 1985 4.50 in — Apr 22, 1992
May 97.0°F — May 20, 1996 23.0°F — May 10, 1947 4.07 in — May 14, 2025
June 100.0°F — Jun 30, 2012 30.0°F — Jun 2, 1941 4.95 in — Jun 22, 1972
July 105.1°F — Jul 8, 1988 34.0°F — Jul 15, 1987 2.90 in — Jul 4, 1941
August 100.9°F — Aug 31, 1953 37.0°F — Aug 29, 1982 8.82 in — Aug 18, 1955
September 102.0°F — Sep 1, 1953 28.0°F — Sep 24, 1974 9.42 in — Sep 6, 1996
October 97.0°F — Oct 1, 1953 17.1°F — Oct 21, 1952 6.49 in — Oct 15, 1942
November 90.0°F — Nov 8, 1943 6.1°F — Nov 25, 1970 4.41 in — Nov 3, 1947
December 79.0°F — Dec 6, 2001 -7.1°F — Dec 22, 1989 3.95 in — Dec 10, 1992

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