Virginia · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Norfolk, VA

36.904°N, 76.193°W · station ORFthr · 153 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Norfolk.
82°MON7/1386°TUE7/1497°WED7/1598°THU7/1695°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#3 / 152
warmest Jul 16 in 152 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

102°F
set in 1879

Coolest Jul 16 ever

75°F
set in 1929

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Norfolk. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75881021874: 95°F1875: 94°F1876: 91°F1877: 94°F1878: 91°F1879: 102°F1880: 98°F1881: 95°F1882: 84°F1883: 93°F1884: 81°F1885: 93°F1886: 81°F1887: 98°F1888: 83°F1889: 79°F1890: 91°F1891: 85°F1892: 90°F1893: 95°F1894: 86°F1895: 88°F1896: 94°F1897: 88°F1898: 87°F1899: 95°F1900: 95°F1901: 82°F1902: 85°F1903: 78°F1904: 86°F1905: 88°F1906: 90°F1907: 89°F1908: 87°F1909: 90°F1910: 92°F1911: 88°F1912: 91°F1913: 80°F1914: 89°F1915: 96°F1916: 86°F1917: 88°F1918: 90°F1919: 89°F1920: 88°F1921: 82°F1922: 87°F1923: 89°F1924: 87°F1925: 91°F1926: 81°F1927: 87°F1928: 90°F1929: 75°F1930: 78°F1931: 94°F1932: 92°F1933: 87°F1934: 96°F1935: 81°F1936: 96°F1937: 98°F1938: 92°F1939: 78°F1940: 80°F1941: 80°F1942: 90°F1943: 87°F1944: 85°F1945: 77°F1946: 77°F1947: 84°F1948: 77°F1949: 80°F1950: 85°F1951: 89°F1952: 93°F1953: 93°F1954: 80°F1955: 94°F1956: 86°F1957: 80°F1958: 93°F1959: 81°F1960: 78°F1961: 95°F1962: 85°F1963: 90°F1964: 90°F1965: 82°F1966: 80°F1967: 80°F1968: 87°F1969: 88°F1970: 91°F1971: 82°F1972: 89°F1973: 79°F1974: 85°F1975: 83°F1976: 94°F1977: 92°F1978: 75°F1979: 82°F1980: 91°F1981: 80°F1982: 88°F1983: 99°F1984: 89°F1985: 91°F1986: 90°F1987: 80°F1988: 94°F1989: 81°F1990: 86°F1991: 85°F1992: 97°F1993: 87°F1994: 91°F1995: 93°F1996: 87°F1997: 95°F1998: 86°F1999: 84°F2000: 78°F2001: 87°F2002: 93°F2003: 93°F2004: 85°F2005: 91°F2006: 86°F2007: 95°F2008: 82°F2009: 89°F2010: 97°F2011: 85°F2012: 92°F2013: 92°F2014: 77°F2015: 79°F2016: 96°F2017: 90°F2018: 91°F2019: 93°F2020: 91°F2021: 95°F2022: 87°F2023: 91°F2024: 98°F2025: 91°F98° forecast187418792025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1698°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#3 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°F1931-3°F1985
Feb82°F18902°F1895
Mar92°F190714°F1888
Apr97°F196023°F1923
May100°F199136°F1956
Jun102°F187445°F1967
Jul105°F201054°F1978
Aug105°F191849°F1982
Sep100°F189540°F1888
Oct95°F195427°F1976
Nov86°F197417°F1929
Dec82°F20155°F1917
All-time105°F1918-3°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 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

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

24 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: 89°F · forecast is +9° 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

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight14h 29m · losing 7 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 Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
24 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 7th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 36 in 1880.

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