36.904°N, 76.193°W · station ORFthr · 153 years of record
67°F
HOTTEST OCT 20 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 20
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Norfolk.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Norfolk — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#131 / 152
warmest Oct 17 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
87°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 17 ever
50°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 62°F — 131st warmest Oct 17 of 152 years · record 87°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#132 / 152
warmest Oct 18 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
86°F
set in 2011
Coolest Oct 18 ever
53°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 62°F — 132nd warmest Oct 18 of 152 years · record 86°F (2011) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#109 / 152
warmest Oct 19 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
87°F
set in 2007
Coolest Oct 19 ever
53°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 65°F — 109th warmest Oct 19 of 152 years · record 87°F (2007) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 152
warmest Oct 20 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
50°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 67°F — 90th warmest Oct 20 of 152 years · record 87°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#85 / 152
warmest Oct 21 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
87°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 21 ever
48°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 67°F — 85th warmest Oct 21 of 152 years · record 87°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#86 / 152
warmest Oct 22 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
85°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 22 ever
51°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 67°F — 86th warmest Oct 22 of 152 years · record 85°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 152
warmest Oct 23 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
87°F
set in 2007
Coolest Oct 23 ever
52°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 67°F — 84th warmest Oct 23 of 152 years · record 87°F (2007) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Norfolk in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
84°FJan 4, 1931
-3°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
82°FFeb 4, 1890
2°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar
92°FMar 29, 1907
14°FMar 14, 1888
Apr
97°FApr 26, 1960
23°FApr 1, 1923
May
100°FMay 31, 1991
36°FMay 9, 1956
Jun
102°FJun 9, 1874
45°FJun 2, 1967
Jul
105°FJul 24, 2010
54°FJul 13, 1978
Aug
105°FAug 7, 1918
49°FAug 30, 1982
Sep
100°FSep 19, 1895
40°FSep 30, 1888
Oct
95°FOct 4, 1954
27°FOct 29, 1976
Nov
86°FNov 1, 1974
17°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
82°FDec 24, 2015
5°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
105°FAug 7, 1918
-3°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Norfolk so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 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 · Jul 19, 1942
Coldest high ever
12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
65°FJan 26, 2024
13°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
66°FFeb 11, 2018
13°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 20, 2020
24°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
76°FApr 29, 2017
38°FApr 1, 1923
May
77°FMay 31, 1991
48°FMay 8, 1917
Jun
80°FJun 30, 1959
58°FJun 3, 1915
Jul
84°FJul 19, 1942
63°FJul 5, 1892
Aug
81°FAug 3, 2006
64°FAug 23, 1923
Sep
81°FSep 3, 2020
57°FSep 26, 1940
Oct
77°FOct 10, 2017
43°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
70°FNov 2, 2018
27°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
68°FDec 1, 2006
12°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
84°FJul 19, 1942
12°FDec 30, 1917
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
26 days
record run, ended Aug 6 1995
So far in 2026
50 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Norfolk's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 70°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Norfolk'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 Norfolk's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.