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Lynchburg, VA

37.321°N, 79.207°W · station LYHthr · 134 years of record
69°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lynchburg.
57°SAT10/1757°SUN10/1859°MON10/1966°TUE10/2065°WED10/2164°THU10/2269°FRI10/23

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

#56 / 132
warmest Oct 23 in 132 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

86°F
set in 1920

Coolest Oct 23 ever

45°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 69°F — 56th warmest Oct 23 of 132 years · record 86°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
1893: 65°F1894: 67°F1895: 69°F1896: 65°F1897: 58°F1898: 59°F1899: 77°F1900: 72°F1901: 84°F1902: 78°F1903: 62°F1904: 60°F1905: 64°F1906: 70°F1907: 75°F1908: 60°F1909: 73°F1910: 62°F1911: 64°F1912: 64°F1913: 59°F1914: 67°F1915: 72°F1916: 60°F1917: 61°F1918: 67°F1919: 57°F1920: 86°F1921: 82°F1922: 67°F1923: 45°F1924: 56°F1925: 55°F1926: 62°F1927: 84°F1928: 63°F1929: 64°F1930: 47°F1931: 79°F1932: 72°F1933: 66°F1934: 74°F1935: 84°F1936: 83°F1937: 52°F1938: 64°F1939: 70°F1940: 56°F1941: 82°F1942: 70°F1943: 67°F1944: 60°F1945: 65°F1946: 74°F1947: 84°F1948: 52°F1949: 72°F1950: 66°F1951: 70°F1952: 67°F1953: 76°F1954: 72°F1955: 66°F1956: 64°F1957: 71°F1958: 72°F1959: 65°F1960: 60°F1961: 66°F1962: 68°F1963: 59°F1964: 68°F1965: 62°F1966: 74°F1967: 65°F1968: 77°F1969: 50°F1970: 73°F1971: 64°F1972: 65°F1973: 71°F1974: 73°F1975: 78°F1976: 57°F1977: 63°F1978: 83°F1979: 70°F1980: 75°F1981: 61°F1982: 52°F1983: 54°F1984: 78°F1985: 66°F1986: 77°F1987: 67°F1988: 57°F1989: 68°F1990: 74°F1991: 78°F1992: 65°F1993: 65°F1994: 76°F1995: 71°F1996: 81°F1997: 55°F1998: 62°F1999: 52°F2000: 74°F2001: 80°F2002: 69°F2003: 57°F2004: 54°F2005: 64°F2006: 51°F2007: 75°F2008: 59°F2009: 75°F2010: 73°F2011: 66°F2012: 73°F2013: 58°F2014: 66°F2016: 57°F2017: 70°F2018: 70°F2019: 68°F2020: 82°F2021: 70°F2022: 73°F2023: 69°F2024: 78°F2025: 66°F69° forecast455055606570758085901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2369°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record86°F
This-date rank#56 of 132
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break—
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°FJan 30, 2002-10°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 11, 1932-11°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar92°FMar 29, 19075°FMar 3, 2009
Apr95°FApr 18, 189620°FApr 1, 1923
May100°FMay 22, 194130°FMay 10, 2020
Jun104°FJun 29, 193440°FJun 6, 1945
Jul106°FJul 10, 193649°FJul 2, 1988
Aug105°FAug 6, 191845°FAug 30, 1965
Sep102°FSep 1, 193235°FSep 29, 1942
Oct98°FOct 6, 194121°FOct 27, 1962
Nov85°FNov 7, 20248°FNov 25, 1970
Dec79°FDec 18, 1924-4°FDec 30, 1917
All-time106°FJul 10, 1936-11°FFeb 20, 2015

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 3 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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan63°FJan 15, 193211°FJan 21, 1985
Feb59°FFeb 20, 19399°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar66°FMar 23, 190723°FMar 2, 1980
Apr70°FApr 6, 192936°FApr 7, 1907
May72°FMay 27, 194144°FMay 4, 1946
Jun78°FJun 30, 192756°FJun 5, 1926
Jul80°FJul 21, 193063°FJul 21, 1939
Aug81°FAug 6, 191861°FAug 22, 1931
Sep76°FSep 1, 193249°FSep 29, 1957
Oct73°FOct 4, 194138°FOct 30, 1925
Nov67°FNov 2, 192923°FNov 30, 1929
Dec62°FDec 16, 197113°FDec 25, 1983
All-time81°FAug 6, 19189°FFeb 13, 1899

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

50 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: 66°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight11h 13m · losing 17 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
50 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 14th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 72 in 1936.

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