Virginia · THREADEX · 1916–2026

Danville, VA

36.573°N, 79.335°W · station DANthr · 111 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Danville.
77°MON7/1386°TUE7/1494°WED7/1598°THU7/1697°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1894°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#5 / 108
warmest Jul 16 in 108 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

104°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 16 ever

75°F
set in 1948

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Danville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75901041916: 76°F1917: 91°F1918: 91°F1919: 91°F1920: 93°F1921: 89°F1922: 89°F1923: 85°F1924: 90°F1925: 100°F1926: 83°F1927: 91°F1928: 92°F1929: 83°F1930: 80°F1931: 100°F1933: 90°F1934: 102°F1935: 92°F1936: 104°F1937: 92°F1938: 94°F1939: 87°F1940: 86°F1941: 86°F1942: 90°F1943: 94°F1944: 88°F1945: 78°F1946: 83°F1948: 75°F1949: 86°F1950: 85°F1951: 93°F1952: 92°F1953: 93°F1954: 85°F1955: 92°F1956: 89°F1957: 93°F1958: 92°F1959: 88°F1960: 83°F1961: 90°F1962: 89°F1963: 93°F1964: 89°F1965: 87°F1966: 90°F1967: 78°F1968: 90°F1969: 90°F1970: 93°F1971: 87°F1972: 95°F1973: 87°F1974: 96°F1975: 79°F1976: 92°F1977: 96°F1978: 88°F1979: 93°F1980: 89°F1981: 88°F1982: 90°F1983: 97°F1984: 85°F1985: 96°F1986: 88°F1987: 82°F1988: 95°F1989: 84°F1990: 91°F1991: 90°F1992: 97°F1993: 89°F1994: 95°F1995: 96°F1996: 92°F1997: 97°F1998: 90°F1999: 85°F2000: 89°F2001: 90°F2002: 94°F2003: 91°F2004: 84°F2005: 88°F2006: 91°F2007: 93°F2008: 88°F2009: 89°F2010: 97°F2011: 82°F2012: 91°F2013: 93°F2014: 84°F2015: 83°F2016: 90°F2017: 89°F2018: 88°F2019: 93°F2020: 93°F2021: 93°F2022: 89°F2023: 89°F2024: 98°F2025: 90°F98° forecast191620251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1698°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#5 of 108
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break10.0% (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°F2002-5°F1985
Feb85°F19772°F1917
Mar91°F19459°F2014
Apr95°F192520°F1923
May101°F194129°F1976
Jun105°F193640°F1977
Jul105°F193650°F1933
Aug107°F191846°F1946
Sep105°F193235°F1942
Oct100°F194122°F1962
Nov86°F197411°F1929
Dec81°F1998-1°F1917
All-time107°F1918-5°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Danville so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

12 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

23 days
record run, ended Aug 20 1988

So far in 2026

30 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: 90°F · forecast is +8° 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

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Solar noon12:23 PM
Daylight14h 28m · losing 6 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 Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
30 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 12th most in 111 years. Normal for this point: 21. Record: 46 in 1925.

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