Virginia · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Blacksburg, VA

37.204°N, 80.414°W · station RNKthr · 134 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Blacksburg.
73°MON7/1383°TUE7/1492°WED7/1593°THU7/1692°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1888°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#5 / 128
warmest Jul 16 in 128 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

95°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 16 ever

70°F
set in 1897

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Blacksburg. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7082951893: 88°F1894: 87°F1895: 82°F1896: 86°F1897: 70°F1898: 86°F1899: 89°F1900: 91°F1901: 88°F1902: 80°F1903: 72°F1904: 86°F1905: 90°F1906: 85°F1907: 81°F1908: 83°F1909: 80°F1911: 82°F1912: 82°F1913: 86°F1914: 82°F1915: 88°F1916: 71°F1917: 81°F1918: 84°F1919: 85°F1920: 77°F1921: 79°F1922: 81°F1924: 82°F1925: 87°F1926: 80°F1927: 86°F1928: 77°F1929: 76°F1930: 76°F1931: 93°F1932: 91°F1933: 83°F1934: 93°F1935: 86°F1936: 95°F1937: 89°F1938: 85°F1939: 80°F1940: 80°F1941: 78°F1942: 90°F1943: 87°F1944: 85°F1945: 75°F1946: 78°F1947: 82°F1948: 70°F1949: 82°F1950: 80°F1951: 87°F1952: 89°F1953: 85°F1954: 91°F1955: 90°F1956: 81°F1957: 88°F1958: 87°F1959: 77°F1960: 79°F1961: 82°F1962: 84°F1963: 83°F1964: 82°F1965: 80°F1966: 83°F1967: 74°F1968: 85°F1969: 84°F1970: 88°F1971: 80°F1972: 78°F1973: 78°F1974: 83°F1975: 71°F1976: 81°F1977: 89°F1978: 82°F1979: 86°F1980: 85°F1981: 82°F1982: 85°F1983: 93°F1984: 85°F1985: 87°F1986: 83°F1987: 71°F1988: 86°F1990: 78°F1992: 90°F1993: 85°F1994: 90°F1996: 83°F1997: 88°F1998: 84°F1999: 85°F2000: 81°F2001: 80°F2002: 83°F2003: 83°F2004: 81°F2005: 82°F2006: 85°F2007: 85°F2008: 79°F2009: 76°F2010: 88°F2011: 74°F2012: 82°F2013: 86°F2014: 77°F2015: 77°F2016: 84°F2017: 84°F2018: 87°F2019: 89°F2020: 86°F2021: 84°F2022: 85°F2023: 85°F2024: 92°F2025: 86°F93° forecast189319362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1693°F
Hottest this date since1983
This-date record95°F
This-date rank#5 of 128
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record100°F (1926)
Odds to tie/break80.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°F1932-18°F1985
Feb80°F2018-12°F1895
Mar86°F2020-2°F1900
Apr95°F195710°F1923
May93°F190223°F1973
Jun99°F191430°F1972
Jul100°F192634°F1905
Aug99°F198335°F1917
Sep97°F192522°F1983
Oct94°F201913°F1962
Nov82°F2004-1°F1908
Dec75°F1984-27°F1917
All-time100°F1926-27°F1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Blacksburg so far this year — through Jul 12.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 0 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

11 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936

So far in 2026

6 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: 83°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 22°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 25°FMar: 54°FMar: 30°FApr: 64°FApr: 39°FMay: 72°FMay: 49°FJun: 79°FJun: 57°FJul: 83°FJul: 61°FAug: 82°FAug: 60°FSep: 76°FSep: 53°FOct: 66°FOct: 41°FNov: 55°FNov: 31°FDec: 45°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset7:43 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight14h 31m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.20°N, 80.41°W

Nearby Stations

Roanoke, VA25 mi EBluefield, WV43 mi WBeckley, WV55 mi NWLynchburg, VA66 mi EDanville, VA73 mi SEGreensboro, NC80 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Blacksburg, VA — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Blacksburg, VA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Blacksburg, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Blacksburg, VA daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Blacksburg — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
6 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 15th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 2. Record: 19 in 1914.

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