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Norfolk, VA

36.904°N, 76.193°W · station ORFthr · 153 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Norfolk.
94°TUE9/191°WED9/295°THU9/391°FRI9/485°SAT9/581°SUN9/681°MON9/7

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

#6 / 152
warmest Sep 3 in 152 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

97°F
set in 1977

Coolest Sep 3 ever

71°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 95°F — 6th warmest Sep 3 of 152 years · record 97°F (1977) · warmest since 1993.
1874: 83°F1875: 90°F1876: 80°F1877: 72°F1878: 89°F1879: 87°F1880: 88°F1881: 86°F1882: 88°F1883: 80°F1884: 81°F1885: 79°F1886: 73°F1887: 80°F1888: 79°F1889: 79°F1890: 75°F1891: 81°F1892: 74°F1893: 74°F1894: 81°F1895: 80°F1896: 78°F1897: 76°F1898: 91°F1899: 90°F1900: 88°F1901: 82°F1902: 79°F1903: 78°F1904: 88°F1905: 85°F1906: 88°F1907: 89°F1908: 84°F1909: 80°F1910: 85°F1911: 88°F1912: 87°F1913: 78°F1914: 90°F1915: 74°F1916: 81°F1917: 88°F1918: 83°F1919: 77°F1920: 76°F1921: 94°F1922: 83°F1923: 87°F1924: 88°F1925: 82°F1926: 78°F1927: 89°F1928: 78°F1929: 85°F1930: 96°F1931: 85°F1932: 96°F1933: 88°F1934: 78°F1935: 80°F1936: 83°F1937: 91°F1938: 78°F1939: 82°F1940: 87°F1941: 82°F1942: 90°F1943: 89°F1944: 92°F1945: 78°F1946: 75°F1947: 85°F1948: 76°F1949: 76°F1950: 92°F1951: 87°F1952: 92°F1953: 93°F1954: 87°F1955: 77°F1956: 93°F1957: 94°F1958: 75°F1959: 89°F1960: 89°F1961: 94°F1962: 79°F1963: 88°F1964: 76°F1965: 76°F1966: 85°F1967: 73°F1968: 82°F1969: 87°F1970: 85°F1971: 83°F1972: 73°F1973: 88°F1974: 89°F1975: 82°F1976: 71°F1977: 97°F1978: 84°F1979: 90°F1980: 97°F1981: 80°F1982: 89°F1983: 82°F1984: 91°F1985: 93°F1986: 76°F1987: 81°F1988: 79°F1989: 78°F1990: 83°F1991: 82°F1992: 84°F1993: 95°F1994: 74°F1995: 80°F1996: 83°F1997: 83°F1998: 85°F1999: 76°F2000: 87°F2001: 79°F2002: 83°F2003: 91°F2004: 80°F2005: 82°F2006: 84°F2007: 84°F2008: 85°F2009: 75°F2010: 83°F2011: 83°F2012: 89°F2013: 87°F2014: 89°F2015: 89°F2016: 78°F2017: 80°F2018: 90°F2019: 84°F2020: 93°F2021: 76°F2022: 86°F2023: 89°F2024: 80°F2025: 78°F95° forecast707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 395°F
Hottest this date since1993
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#6 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 Aug 30.

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

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

43 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: 84°F · forecast is +11° 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

Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight12h 58m · 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 Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
43 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 15th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 29. Record: 52 in 1880.

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