37.321°N, 79.207°W · station LYHthr · 134 years of record
97°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 1932
forecast high · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lynchburg.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lynchburg — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#10 / 132
warmest Sep 1 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
104°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 1 ever
64°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 94°F — 10th warmest Sep 1 of 132 years · record 104°F (1932) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#6 / 133
warmest Sep 2 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
102°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 2 ever
60°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 96°F — 6th warmest Sep 2 of 133 years · record 102°F (1932) · warmest since 1980.
Ranks
#2 / 133
warmest Sep 3 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
100°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 3 ever
63°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 97°F — 2nd warmest Sep 3 of 133 years · record 100°F (1932) · warmest since 1932.
Ranks
#4 / 133
warmest Sep 4 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
99°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
68°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 95°F — 4th warmest Sep 4 of 133 years · record 99°F (1925) · warmest since 2019.
Ranks
#17 / 133
warmest Sep 5 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
99°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
66°F
set in 1987
Forecast high 89°F — 17th warmest Sep 5 of 133 years · record 99°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#70 / 133
warmest Sep 6 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
101°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
62°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 83°F — 70th warmest Sep 6 of 133 years · record 101°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 133
warmest Sep 7 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
100°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 7 ever
63°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 82°F — 75th warmest Sep 7 of 133 years · record 100°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 30, 2002
-10°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
82°FFeb 11, 1932
-11°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar
92°FMar 29, 1907
5°FMar 3, 2009
Apr
95°FApr 18, 1896
20°FApr 1, 1923
May
100°FMay 22, 1941
30°FMay 10, 2020
Jun
104°FJun 29, 1934
40°FJun 6, 1945
Jul
106°FJul 10, 1936
49°FJul 2, 1988
Aug
105°FAug 6, 1918
45°FAug 30, 1965
Sep
102°FSep 1, 1932
35°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
98°FOct 6, 1941
21°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
85°FNov 7, 2024
8°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
79°FDec 18, 1924
-4°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
106°FJul 10, 1936
-11°FFeb 20, 2015
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Lynchburg so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 3 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
81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 6, 1918
Coldest high ever
9°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
63°FJan 15, 1932
11°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
59°FFeb 20, 1939
9°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
66°FMar 23, 1907
23°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
70°FApr 6, 1929
36°FApr 7, 1907
May
72°FMay 27, 1941
44°FMay 4, 1946
Jun
78°FJun 30, 1927
56°FJun 5, 1926
Jul
80°FJul 21, 1930
63°FJul 21, 1939
Aug
81°FAug 6, 1918
61°FAug 22, 1931
Sep
76°FSep 1, 1932
49°FSep 29, 1957
Oct
73°FOct 4, 1941
38°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
67°FNov 2, 1929
23°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
62°FDec 16, 1971
13°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
81°FAug 6, 1918
9°FFeb 13, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
19 days
record run, ended Aug 12 1941
So far in 2026
36 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: 83°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
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.
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.