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Norfolk, VA

36.904°N, 76.193°W · station ORFthr · 153 years of record
67°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Norfolk.
62°SAT10/1762°SUN10/1865°MON10/1967°TUE10/2067°WED10/2167°THU10/2267°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1874: 69°F1875: 54°F1876: 67°F1877: 78°F1878: 60°F1879: 60°F1880: 61°F1881: 66°F1882: 58°F1883: 71°F1884: 67°F1885: 78°F1886: 73°F1887: 65°F1888: 73°F1889: 76°F1890: 62°F1891: 59°F1892: 79°F1893: 68°F1894: 76°F1895: 58°F1896: 59°F1897: 66°F1898: 69°F1899: 72°F1900: 61°F1901: 70°F1902: 74°F1903: 72°F1904: 73°F1905: 76°F1906: 77°F1907: 73°F1908: 74°F1909: 58°F1910: 74°F1911: 66°F1912: 74°F1913: 67°F1914: 70°F1915: 80°F1916: 73°F1917: 54°F1918: 70°F1919: 70°F1920: 78°F1921: 67°F1922: 68°F1923: 69°F1924: 79°F1925: 53°F1926: 77°F1927: 66°F1928: 81°F1929: 75°F1930: 57°F1931: 71°F1932: 66°F1933: 79°F1934: 66°F1935: 79°F1936: 72°F1937: 73°F1938: 83°F1939: 80°F1940: 54°F1941: 72°F1942: 75°F1943: 62°F1944: 73°F1945: 76°F1946: 67°F1947: 74°F1948: 55°F1949: 67°F1950: 71°F1951: 65°F1952: 70°F1953: 75°F1954: 60°F1955: 66°F1956: 65°F1957: 65°F1958: 64°F1959: 71°F1960: 81°F1961: 71°F1962: 66°F1963: 69°F1964: 72°F1965: 73°F1966: 61°F1967: 58°F1968: 79°F1969: 80°F1970: 67°F1971: 71°F1972: 57°F1973: 78°F1974: 50°F1975: 65°F1976: 63°F1977: 67°F1978: 67°F1979: 79°F1980: 72°F1981: 63°F1982: 77°F1983: 65°F1984: 80°F1985: 72°F1986: 64°F1987: 77°F1988: 65°F1989: 66°F1990: 64°F1991: 58°F1992: 54°F1993: 84°F1994: 76°F1995: 81°F1996: 59°F1997: 67°F1998: 71°F1999: 64°F2000: 71°F2001: 77°F2002: 70°F2003: 73°F2004: 79°F2005: 75°F2006: 79°F2007: 78°F2008: 59°F2009: 68°F2010: 66°F2011: 71°F2012: 78°F2013: 65°F2014: 69°F2015: 69°F2016: 87°F2017: 75°F2018: 67°F2019: 75°F2020: 76°F2021: 75°F2022: 65°F2023: 75°F2024: 68°F2025: 67°F67° forecast505560657075808590188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2067°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record87°F
This-date rank#90 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan84°FJan 4, 1931-3°FJan 21, 1985
Feb82°FFeb 4, 18902°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar92°FMar 29, 190714°FMar 14, 1888
Apr97°FApr 26, 196023°FApr 1, 1923
May100°FMay 31, 199136°FMay 9, 1956
Jun102°FJun 9, 187445°FJun 2, 1967
Jul105°FJul 24, 201054°FJul 13, 1978
Aug105°FAug 7, 191849°FAug 30, 1982
Sep100°FSep 19, 189540°FSep 30, 1888
Oct95°FOct 4, 195427°FOct 29, 1976
Nov86°FNov 1, 197417°FNov 30, 1929
Dec82°FDec 24, 20155°FDec 30, 1917
All-time105°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 26, 202413°FJan 21, 1985
Feb66°FFeb 11, 201813°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar69°FMar 20, 202024°FMar 2, 1980
Apr76°FApr 29, 201738°FApr 1, 1923
May77°FMay 31, 199148°FMay 8, 1917
Jun80°FJun 30, 195958°FJun 3, 1915
Jul84°FJul 19, 194263°FJul 5, 1892
Aug81°FAug 3, 200664°FAug 23, 1923
Sep81°FSep 3, 202057°FSep 26, 1940
Oct77°FOct 10, 201743°FOct 26, 1962
Nov70°FNov 2, 201827°FNov 30, 1929
Dec68°FDec 1, 200612°FDec 30, 1917
All-time84°FJul 19, 194212°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.
Jan: 50°FJan: 34°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 35°FMar: 59°FMar: 41°FApr: 69°FApr: 50°FMay: 76°FMay: 59°FJun: 84°FJun: 68°FJul: 88°FJul: 73°FAug: 86°FAug: 72°FSep: 80°FSep: 67°FOct: 71°FOct: 55°FNov: 61°FNov: 44°FDec: 54°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:13 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight11h 14m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.90°N, 76.19°W

Nearby Stations

Elizabeth City, NC44 mi SRichmond, VA75 mi NWWallops Island, VA81 mi NESalisbury, MD106 mi NECape Hatteras, NC119 mi SGeorgetown, DE131 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Norfolk, VA — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Norfolk, VA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Norfolk, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Norfolk, VA daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Norfolk — counted through Oct 20 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
50 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 10th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 57 in 2010.

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