Virginia · THREADEX · 1912–2026

Roanoke, VA

37.317°N, 79.974°W · station ROAthr · 115 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Roanoke.
78°MON7/1387°TUE7/1496°WED7/1597°THU7/1697°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#6 / 112
warmest Jul 16 in 112 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

103°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 16 ever

74°F
set in 1948

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Roanoke. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
74881031912: 88°F1913: 87°F1914: 84°F1915: 95°F1917: 91°F1918: 86°F1919: 89°F1921: 83°F1922: 83°F1923: 88°F1924: 85°F1925: 94°F1926: 82°F1927: 87°F1928: 87°F1929: 80°F1930: 80°F1931: 100°F1932: 98°F1933: 90°F1934: 98°F1935: 90°F1936: 103°F1937: 97°F1938: 90°F1939: 85°F1940: 84°F1941: 80°F1942: 92°F1943: 89°F1944: 88°F1945: 77°F1946: 79°F1947: 82°F1948: 74°F1949: 83°F1950: 85°F1951: 91°F1952: 90°F1953: 92°F1954: 86°F1955: 91°F1956: 91°F1957: 89°F1958: 90°F1959: 90°F1960: 88°F1961: 86°F1962: 90°F1963: 94°F1964: 91°F1965: 85°F1966: 86°F1967: 80°F1968: 92°F1969: 90°F1970: 89°F1971: 87°F1972: 88°F1973: 74°F1974: 86°F1975: 83°F1976: 95°F1977: 97°F1978: 79°F1979: 89°F1980: 94°F1981: 76°F1982: 87°F1983: 96°F1984: 91°F1985: 89°F1986: 91°F1987: 84°F1988: 97°F1989: 76°F1990: 85°F1991: 89°F1992: 90°F1993: 89°F1994: 89°F1995: 92°F1996: 77°F1997: 88°F1998: 93°F1999: 90°F2000: 84°F2001: 91°F2002: 92°F2003: 88°F2004: 81°F2005: 84°F2006: 90°F2007: 88°F2008: 84°F2009: 91°F2010: 92°F2011: 76°F2012: 90°F2013: 94°F2014: 80°F2015: 83°F2016: 88°F2017: 90°F2018: 90°F2019: 93°F2020: 93°F2021: 94°F2022: 87°F2023: 89°F2024: 103°F2025: 90°F97° forecast191219362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1697°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#6 of 112
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1930)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1912–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Roanoke in each calendar month, and for the whole 1912–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F1932-11°F1985
Feb84°F2018-1°F1917
Mar90°F19459°F1993
Apr95°F192515°F1923
May99°F194130°F1943
Jun104°F193636°F1913
Jul105°F193647°F1988
Aug105°F193042°F1986
Sep103°F193232°F1942
Oct99°F194122°F1930
Nov83°F19508°F1929
Dec80°F1998-12°F1917
All-time105°F1930-12°F1917

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

29 days
record run, ended Jul 29 2020

So far in 2026

20 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Roanoke's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 28°FFeb: 50°FFeb: 31°FMar: 58°FMar: 38°FApr: 69°FApr: 46°FMay: 76°FMay: 55°FJun: 84°FJun: 63°FJul: 87°FJul: 67°FAug: 86°FAug: 66°FSep: 79°FSep: 59°FOct: 69°FOct: 48°FNov: 58°FNov: 38°FDec: 49°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset7:41 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight14h 32m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.32°N, 79.97°W

Nearby Stations

Blacksburg, VA25 mi WLynchburg, VA42 mi EDanville, VA62 mi SEBluefield, WV67 mi WBeckley, WV70 mi WGreensboro, NC84 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Roanoke'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.
Roanoke, VA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Roanoke's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Roanoke, VA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1912

Each cell is one day's high at Roanoke, coloured by temperature — 115 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Roanoke, VA daily high heat map 1912–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Roanoke — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 25th most in 115 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 36 in 1925.

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