All-time weather records — Winchester, VA
Climate change signal in Winchester
of Winchester's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (75 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (46 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52 | 160 | ||
| 1990s | 107 | 79 | ||
| 2000s | 84 | 47 | ||
| 2010s | 122 | 80 | ||
| 2020s | 1 | · |
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 1983, the latest in 2020. Period of observation: 1982-2020.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72.0°F — Jan 5, 1997 | -11.9°F — Jan 19, 1994 | 1.84 in — Jan 25, 2010 |
| February | 82.9°F — Feb 22, 2018 | -4.0°F — Feb 1, 2019 | 2.00 in — Feb 5, 1998 |
| March | 88.0°F — Mar 31, 1998 | 3.0°F — Mar 6, 2015 | 3.91 in — Mar 29, 1984 |
| April | 91.9°F — Apr 18, 2002 | 21.9°F — Apr 10, 1985 | 4.15 in — Apr 22, 1992 |
| May | 96.1°F — May 20, 1996 | 32.0°F — May 14, 1996 | 3.33 in — May 16, 2014 |
| June | 100.0°F — Jun 30, 2012 | 39.9°F — Jun 3, 1986 | 3.48 in — Jun 28, 2006 |
| July | 105.1°F — Jul 17, 1988 | 48.9°F — Jul 4, 1986 | 2.97 in — Jul 29, 2017 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 23, 1983 | 39.0°F — Aug 30, 1986 | 3.90 in — Aug 18, 1994 |
| September | 98.1°F — Sep 12, 2019 | 35.1°F — Sep 26, 1983 | 4.71 in — Sep 29, 2016 |
| October | 93.9°F — Oct 2, 2019 | 24.1°F — Oct 30, 1991 | 3.23 in — Oct 13, 1990 |
| November | 81.0°F — Nov 5, 1994 | 14.0°F — Nov 14, 1986 | 3.30 in — Nov 28, 1993 |
| December | 78.1°F — Dec 6, 2001 | -18.0°F — Dec 23, 1983 | 2.11 in — Dec 12, 2008 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Winchester.