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Blacksburg, VA

37.204°N, 80.414°W · station RNKthr · 134 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Blacksburg.
89°TUE9/191°WED9/292°THU9/390°FRI9/486°SAT9/580°SUN9/678°MON9/7

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

#4 / 132
warmest Sep 3 in 132 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

96°F
set in 1900

Coolest Sep 3 ever

58°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 92°F — 4th warmest Sep 3 of 132 years · record 96°F (1900) · warmest since 2011.
1893: 75°F1894: 82°F1895: 80°F1896: 76°F1897: 79°F1898: 79°F1899: 87°F1900: 96°F1901: 76°F1902: 80°F1903: 82°F1904: 84°F1905: 83°F1906: 78°F1907: 84°F1908: 78°F1909: 77°F1910: 81°F1911: 81°F1912: 89°F1913: 75°F1914: 80°F1915: 66°F1916: 79°F1917: 82°F1918: 75°F1919: 75°F1920: 70°F1921: 79°F1922: 87°F1924: 79°F1925: 90°F1926: 80°F1927: 86°F1928: 58°F1929: 89°F1930: 92°F1931: 73°F1932: 94°F1933: 85°F1934: 80°F1935: 77°F1936: 79°F1937: 87°F1938: 78°F1939: 84°F1940: 76°F1941: 85°F1942: 85°F1943: 82°F1944: 86°F1945: 79°F1946: 74°F1947: 83°F1948: 80°F1949: 69°F1950: 85°F1951: 86°F1952: 81°F1953: 95°F1954: 80°F1955: 65°F1956: 85°F1957: 91°F1958: 77°F1959: 82°F1960: 86°F1961: 84°F1962: 84°F1963: 81°F1964: 78°F1965: 72°F1966: 82°F1967: 69°F1968: 65°F1969: 80°F1970: 81°F1971: 75°F1972: 71°F1973: 90°F1974: 75°F1975: 80°F1976: 74°F1977: 86°F1978: 74°F1979: 80°F1980: 87°F1981: 80°F1982: 82°F1983: 75°F1984: 90°F1985: 84°F1986: 62°F1987: 81°F1988: 74°F1989: 82°F1990: 84°F1991: 70°F1992: 81°F1993: 84°F1994: 69°F1995: 77°F1996: 77°F1997: 88°F1998: 83°F1999: 85°F2000: 81°F2001: 77°F2002: 86°F2003: 84°F2004: 79°F2005: 81°F2006: 73°F2007: 81°F2008: 80°F2009: 72°F2010: 88°F2011: 92°F2012: 86°F2013: 82°F2014: 86°F2015: 86°F2016: 79°F2017: 60°F2018: 86°F2019: 88°F2020: 76°F2021: 77°F2022: 83°F2023: 85°F2024: 77°F2025: 74°F92° forecast5560657075808590951001900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 392°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record96°F
This-date rank#4 of 132
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record100°F (1926)
Odds to tie/break4.0% (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°FJan 14, 1932-18°FJan 21, 1985
Feb80°FFeb 23, 2018-12°FFeb 9, 1895
Mar86°FMar 29, 2020-2°FMar 17, 1900
Apr95°FApr 28, 195710°FApr 1, 1923
May93°FMay 10, 190223°FMay 5, 1973
Jun99°FJun 25, 191430°FJun 11, 1972
Jul100°FJul 22, 192634°FJul 29, 1905
Aug99°FAug 23, 198335°FAug 26, 1917
Sep97°FSep 7, 192522°FSep 24, 1983
Oct94°FOct 4, 201913°FOct 27, 1962
Nov82°FNov 2, 2004-1°FNov 16, 1908
Dec75°FDec 16, 1984-27°FDec 30, 1917
All-time100°FJul 22, 1926-27°FDec 30, 1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Blacksburg so far this year — through Aug 31.

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

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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 8, 19982°FJan 28, 1986
Feb55°FFeb 16, 20180°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar60°FMar 25, 191316°FMar 2, 1980
Apr64°FApr 11, 192230°FApr 7, 1982
May74°FMay 29, 194144°FMay 8, 1989
Jun72°FJun 27, 194151°FJun 1, 1967
Jul78°FJul 5, 194958°FJul 13, 1999
Aug72°FAug 6, 194158°FAug 31, 1893
Sep70°FSep 6, 189947°FSep 29, 1984
Oct67°FOct 4, 194135°FOct 27, 1962
Nov62°FNov 6, 202219°FNov 30, 1929
Dec57°FDec 1, 20069°FDec 26, 1983
All-time78°FJul 5, 19490°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

7 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: 80°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight12h 59m · losing 15 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 Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 37 in 1930.

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