37.204°N, 80.414°W · station RNKthr · 134 years of record
67°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Blacksburg.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Blacksburg — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 130
warmest Oct 17 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
83°F
set in 1897
Coolest Oct 17 ever
48°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 52°F — 126th warmest Oct 17 of 130 years · record 83°F (1897) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#116 / 128
warmest Oct 18 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
86°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
42°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 55°F — 116th warmest Oct 18 of 128 years · record 86°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#109 / 132
warmest Oct 19 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
85°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 19 ever
40°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 59°F — 109th warmest Oct 19 of 132 years · record 85°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 130
warmest Oct 20 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
82°F
set in 1985
Coolest Oct 20 ever
44°F
set in 1957
Forecast high 65°F — 78th warmest Oct 20 of 130 years · record 82°F (1985) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 132
warmest Oct 21 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
83°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 21 ever
38°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 64°F — 78th warmest Oct 21 of 132 years · record 83°F (2016) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#74 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
83°F
set in 1935
Coolest Oct 22 ever
40°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 64°F — 74th warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 83°F (1935) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#45 / 131
warmest Oct 23 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
81°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 23 ever
43°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 67°F — 45th warmest Oct 23 of 131 years · record 81°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Blacksburg in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
75°FJan 14, 1932
-18°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
80°FFeb 23, 2018
-12°FFeb 9, 1895
Mar
86°FMar 29, 2020
-2°FMar 17, 1900
Apr
95°FApr 28, 1957
10°FApr 1, 1923
May
93°FMay 10, 1902
23°FMay 5, 1973
Jun
99°FJun 25, 1914
30°FJun 11, 1972
Jul
100°FJul 22, 1926
34°FJul 29, 1905
Aug
99°FAug 23, 1983
35°FAug 26, 1917
Sep
97°FSep 7, 1925
22°FSep 24, 1983
Oct
94°FOct 4, 2019
13°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
82°FNov 2, 2004
-1°FNov 16, 1908
Dec
75°FDec 16, 1984
-27°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
100°FJul 22, 1926
-27°FDec 30, 1917
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Blacksburg so far this year — through Oct 16.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 1 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
78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 5, 1949
Coldest high ever
0°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 8, 1895
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
54°FJan 8, 1998
2°FJan 28, 1986
Feb
55°FFeb 16, 2018
0°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar
60°FMar 25, 1913
16°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
64°FApr 11, 1922
30°FApr 7, 1982
May
74°FMay 29, 1941
44°FMay 8, 1989
Jun
72°FJun 27, 1941
51°FJun 1, 1967
Jul
78°FJul 5, 1949
58°FJul 13, 1999
Aug
72°FAug 6, 1941
58°FAug 31, 1893
Sep
70°FSep 6, 1899
47°FSep 29, 1984
Oct
67°FOct 4, 1941
35°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
62°FNov 6, 2022
19°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
57°FDec 1, 2006
9°FDec 26, 1983
All-time
78°FJul 5, 1949
0°FFeb 8, 1895
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
11 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936
So far in 2026
12 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Blacksburg's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 63°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Blacksburg'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 Blacksburg's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.