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Danville, VA

36.573°N, 79.335°W · station DANthr · 111 years of record
70°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Danville.
57°SAT10/1757°SUN10/1860°MON10/1967°TUE10/2066°WED10/2165°THU10/2270°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Danville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#55 / 108
warmest Oct 23 in 108 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

88°F
set in 1941

Coolest Oct 23 ever

50°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 70°F — 55th warmest Oct 23 of 108 years · record 88°F (1941) · warmest since 2024.
1916: 59°F1917: 65°F1918: 69°F1919: 71°F1920: 87°F1921: 81°F1922: 69°F1923: 54°F1924: 56°F1925: 52°F1926: 65°F1927: 84°F1928: 64°F1929: 65°F1930: 53°F1931: 81°F1932: 76°F1933: 75°F1934: 72°F1935: 86°F1936: 83°F1937: 62°F1938: 65°F1939: 77°F1940: 69°F1941: 88°F1942: 74°F1943: 73°F1944: 64°F1945: 74°F1946: 76°F1948: 55°F1949: 75°F1950: 71°F1951: 75°F1952: 71°F1953: 79°F1954: 73°F1955: 70°F1956: 74°F1957: 75°F1958: 75°F1959: 66°F1960: 60°F1961: 65°F1962: 73°F1963: 69°F1964: 66°F1965: 80°F1966: 58°F1967: 68°F1968: 76°F1969: 71°F1970: 73°F1971: 68°F1972: 58°F1973: 72°F1974: 63°F1975: 84°F1976: 58°F1977: 72°F1978: 81°F1979: 84°F1981: 78°F1982: 59°F1983: 56°F1984: 85°F1985: 63°F1986: 78°F1987: 62°F1988: 50°F1989: 69°F1990: 64°F1991: 78°F1992: 73°F1993: 60°F1994: 76°F1995: 69°F1996: 70°F1997: 57°F1998: 57°F1999: 71°F2000: 78°F2001: 82°F2002: 69°F2003: 62°F2004: 61°F2005: 67°F2006: 54°F2007: 81°F2008: 60°F2009: 80°F2010: 75°F2011: 67°F2012: 75°F2013: 66°F2014: 70°F2015: 80°F2016: 60°F2017: 73°F2018: 69°F2019: 68°F2020: 81°F2021: 71°F2022: 71°F2023: 69°F2024: 77°F2025: 69°F70° forecast5055606570758085901920193019401950196019701990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2370°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record88°F
This-date rank#55 of 108
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1916–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Danville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1916–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 30, 2002-5°FJan 21, 1985
Feb85°FFeb 27, 19772°FFeb 5, 1917
Mar91°FMar 17, 19459°FMar 4, 2014
Apr95°FApr 25, 192520°FApr 1, 1923
May101°FMay 22, 194129°FMay 9, 1976
Jun105°FJun 30, 193640°FJun 11, 1977
Jul105°FJul 10, 193650°FJul 4, 1933
Aug107°FAug 6, 191846°FAug 31, 1946
Sep105°FSep 1, 193235°FSep 30, 1942
Oct100°FOct 6, 194122°FOct 27, 1962
Nov86°FNov 3, 197411°FNov 30, 1929
Dec81°FDec 7, 1998-1°FDec 30, 1917
All-time107°FAug 6, 1918-5°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Danville so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

11 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 21, 1924

Coldest high ever

13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 11, 1982
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan68°FJan 22, 192713°FJan 11, 1982
Feb63°FFeb 20, 193916°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar67°FMar 17, 199022°FMar 3, 1980
Apr75°FApr 14, 192239°FApr 13, 1926
May73°FMay 29, 194146°FMay 4, 1946
Jun81°FJun 23, 192358°FJun 5, 1926
Jul82°FJul 12, 192265°FJul 21, 1937
Aug84°FAug 21, 192465°FAug 23, 1923
Sep80°FSep 8, 191652°FSep 29, 1984
Oct73°FOct 4, 194139°FOct 31, 1925
Nov66°FNov 4, 196132°FNov 24, 1956
Dec64°FDec 24, 201516°FDec 30, 1917
All-time84°FAug 21, 192413°FJan 11, 1982

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

23 days
record run, ended Aug 20 1988

So far in 2026

70 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Danville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 69°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 49°FJan: 28°FFeb: 53°FFeb: 30°FMar: 61°FMar: 37°FApr: 71°FApr: 45°FMay: 78°FMay: 55°FJun: 86°FJun: 63°FJul: 89°FJul: 68°FAug: 88°FAug: 66°FSep: 81°FSep: 60°FOct: 71°FOct: 47°FNov: 61°FNov: 36°FDec: 52°FDec: 31°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:25 AM
Sunset5:40 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight11h 15m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.57°N, 79.33°W

Nearby Stations

Greensboro, NC47 mi SWLynchburg, VA52 mi NRaleigh, NC56 mi SERoanoke, VA62 mi NWBlacksburg, VA73 mi NWFayetteville, NC112 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Danville's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Danville, VA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Danville's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Danville, VA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1916

Each cell is one day's high at Danville, coloured by temperature — 111 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Danville, VA daily high heat map 1916–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Danville — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
70 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 11th most in 111 years. Normal for this point: 50. Record: 98 in 1925.

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