All-time weather records — Mount Crawford, VA
Climate change signal in Mount Crawford
of Mount Crawford's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (20 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (9 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | 47 | ||
| 1900s | 36 | 50 | ||
| 1910s | 62 | 77 | ||
| 1920s | 37 | 27 | ||
| 1930s | 51 | 44 | ||
| 1940s | 21 | 13 | ||
| 1950s | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1960s | 12 | 27 | ||
| 1970s | 13 | 20 | ||
| 1980s | 16 | 21 | ||
| 1990s | 27 | 10 | ||
| 2000s | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2010s | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2020s | 6 | 3 |
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 1893, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79.0°F — Jan 27, 1932 | -25.1°F — Jan 14, 1912 | 7.00 in — Jan 22, 2014 |
| February | 79.0°F — Feb 11, 1932 | -22.0°F — Feb 10, 1899 | 1.91 in — Feb 14, 1984 |
| March | 91.0°F — Mar 22, 1907 | -6.0°F — Mar 4, 2014 | 10.00 in — Mar 6, 2013 |
| April | 97.0°F — Apr 25, 1925 | 10.0°F — Apr 1, 1923 | 2.28 in — Apr 21, 1992 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 27, 1914 | 24.1°F — May 3, 1911 | 3.39 in — May 8, 1960 |
| June | 102.0°F — Jun 10, 1914 | 8.1°F — Jun 28, 1998 | 4.60 in — Jun 16, 1910 |
| July | 105.1°F — Jul 6, 1999 | 41.0°F — Jul 3, 1929 | 5.35 in — Jul 12, 2013 |
| August | 104.0°F — Aug 4, 1930 | 39.0°F — Aug 29, 1965 | 4.60 in — Aug 9, 2024 |
| September | 100.9°F — Sep 1, 1932 | 26.1°F — Sep 24, 1974 | 5.95 in — Sep 7, 1996 |
| October | 93.9°F — Oct 4, 2019 | 7.0°F — Oct 10, 2004 | 4.70 in — Oct 15, 1954 |
| November | 84.0°F — Nov 5, 1935 | 1.9°F — Nov 26, 1938 | 4.00 in — Nov 27, 2014 |
| December | 78.1°F — Dec 6, 2001 | -16.1°F — Dec 15, 1914 | 3.02 in — Dec 1, 1934 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Mount Crawford.