Virginia · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Lynchburg, VA

37.321°N, 79.207°W · station LYHthr · 134 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lynchburg.
80°MON7/1387°TUE7/1495°WED7/1597°THU7/1695°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#6 / 133
warmest Jul 16 in 133 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

103°F
set in 1934

Coolest Jul 16 ever

73°F
set in 1978

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Lynchburg. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
73881031893: 93°F1894: 92°F1895: 88°F1896: 92°F1897: 76°F1898: 92°F1899: 95°F1900: 98°F1901: 89°F1902: 88°F1903: 78°F1904: 91°F1905: 91°F1906: 87°F1907: 88°F1908: 90°F1909: 85°F1910: 90°F1911: 87°F1912: 89°F1913: 84°F1914: 84°F1915: 95°F1916: 81°F1917: 88°F1918: 88°F1919: 84°F1920: 85°F1921: 84°F1922: 85°F1923: 90°F1924: 87°F1925: 94°F1926: 85°F1927: 85°F1928: 85°F1929: 82°F1930: 82°F1931: 97°F1932: 97°F1933: 89°F1934: 103°F1935: 90°F1936: 101°F1937: 96°F1938: 92°F1939: 86°F1940: 85°F1941: 83°F1942: 93°F1943: 93°F1944: 90°F1945: 76°F1946: 76°F1947: 85°F1948: 74°F1949: 84°F1950: 84°F1951: 92°F1952: 90°F1953: 91°F1954: 83°F1955: 90°F1956: 89°F1957: 87°F1958: 91°F1959: 83°F1960: 83°F1961: 85°F1962: 86°F1963: 92°F1964: 87°F1965: 85°F1966: 86°F1967: 80°F1968: 92°F1969: 90°F1970: 89°F1971: 86°F1972: 88°F1973: 77°F1974: 86°F1975: 82°F1976: 94°F1977: 96°F1978: 73°F1979: 87°F1980: 94°F1981: 77°F1982: 87°F1983: 96°F1984: 89°F1985: 89°F1986: 92°F1987: 85°F1988: 98°F1989: 74°F1990: 83°F1991: 88°F1992: 92°F1993: 88°F1994: 88°F1995: 91°F1996: 80°F1997: 89°F1998: 90°F1999: 88°F2000: 83°F2001: 88°F2002: 93°F2003: 89°F2004: 83°F2005: 89°F2006: 90°F2007: 92°F2008: 85°F2009: 91°F2010: 94°F2011: 79°F2012: 91°F2013: 93°F2014: 82°F2015: 81°F2016: 88°F2017: 88°F2018: 92°F2019: 93°F2020: 93°F2021: 93°F2022: 89°F2023: 90°F2024: 99°F2025: 89°F97° forecast189319342025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1697°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#6 of 133
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break18.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lynchburg in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F2002-10°F1985
Feb82°F1932-11°F2015
Mar92°F19075°F2009
Apr95°F189620°F1923
May100°F194130°F2020
Jun104°F193440°F1945
Jul106°F193649°F1988
Aug105°F191845°F1965
Sep102°F193235°F1942
Oct98°F194121°F1962
Nov85°F20248°F1970
Dec79°F1924-4°F1917
All-time106°F1936-11°F2015

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

19 days
record run, ended Aug 12 1941

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lynchburg's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 26°FFeb: 50°FFeb: 28°FMar: 58°FMar: 35°FApr: 69°FApr: 44°FMay: 76°FMay: 53°FJun: 83°FJun: 61°FJul: 87°FJul: 66°FAug: 85°FAug: 64°FSep: 79°FSep: 58°FOct: 69°FOct: 46°FNov: 58°FNov: 35°FDec: 49°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset7:38 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight14h 32m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.32°N, 79.21°W

Nearby Stations

Roanoke, VA42 mi WDanville, VA52 mi SBlacksburg, VA66 mi WCharlottesville, VA69 mi NEGreensboro, NC93 mi SWRaleigh, NC101 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Lynchburg'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.
Lynchburg, VA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lynchburg's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lynchburg, VA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Lynchburg, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lynchburg, VA daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lynchburg — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
18 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 24th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 33 in 1934.

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