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Roanoke, VA

37.317°N, 79.974°W · station ROAthr · 115 years of record
71°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Roanoke.
56°SAT10/1758°SUN10/1861°MON10/1968°TUE10/2067°WED10/2166°THU10/2271°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Roanoke — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#40 / 113
warmest Oct 23 in 113 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

85°F
set in 1920

Coolest Oct 23 ever

49°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 71°F — 40th warmest Oct 23 of 113 years · record 85°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
1912: 58°F1913: 63°F1914: 70°F1915: 72°F1917: 64°F1918: 63°F1919: 70°F1920: 85°F1921: 81°F1922: 66°F1923: 55°F1924: 54°F1925: 51°F1926: 62°F1927: 83°F1928: 61°F1929: 66°F1930: 50°F1931: 81°F1932: 76°F1933: 69°F1934: 74°F1935: 82°F1936: 82°F1937: 50°F1938: 66°F1939: 73°F1940: 59°F1941: 84°F1942: 67°F1943: 68°F1944: 59°F1945: 68°F1946: 72°F1947: 81°F1948: 54°F1949: 73°F1950: 71°F1951: 68°F1952: 68°F1953: 79°F1954: 76°F1955: 70°F1956: 64°F1957: 70°F1958: 75°F1959: 61°F1960: 63°F1961: 67°F1962: 66°F1963: 58°F1964: 69°F1965: 62°F1966: 73°F1967: 66°F1968: 76°F1969: 53°F1970: 73°F1971: 65°F1972: 63°F1973: 71°F1974: 71°F1975: 78°F1976: 54°F1977: 65°F1978: 80°F1979: 66°F1980: 74°F1981: 63°F1982: 52°F1983: 54°F1984: 80°F1985: 66°F1986: 76°F1987: 68°F1988: 55°F1989: 68°F1990: 72°F1991: 77°F1992: 67°F1993: 65°F1994: 74°F1995: 72°F1996: 78°F1997: 57°F1998: 65°F1999: 54°F2000: 75°F2001: 81°F2002: 68°F2003: 55°F2004: 56°F2005: 65°F2006: 49°F2007: 78°F2008: 63°F2009: 71°F2010: 74°F2011: 65°F2012: 77°F2013: 59°F2014: 63°F2015: 78°F2016: 55°F2017: 67°F2018: 71°F2019: 66°F2020: 81°F2021: 69°F2022: 72°F2023: 70°F2024: 76°F2025: 66°F71° forecast45505560657075808519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2371°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#40 of 113
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1930)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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°FJan 14, 1932-11°FJan 21, 1985
Feb84°FFeb 22, 2018-1°FFeb 5, 1917
Mar90°FMar 19, 19459°FMar 15, 1993
Apr95°FApr 24, 192515°FApr 1, 1923
May99°FMay 22, 194130°FMay 2, 1943
Jun104°FJun 30, 193636°FJun 11, 1913
Jul105°FJul 10, 193647°FJul 2, 1988
Aug105°FAug 5, 193042°FAug 29, 1986
Sep103°FSep 1, 193232°FSep 29, 1942
Oct99°FOct 6, 194122°FOct 22, 1930
Nov83°FNov 1, 19508°FNov 30, 1929
Dec80°FDec 6, 1998-12°FDec 30, 1917
All-time105°FAug 5, 1930-12°FDec 30, 1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Roanoke so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 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

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 29, 1930

Coldest high ever

11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 17, 1958
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 13, 200511°FJan 30, 1966
Feb61°FFeb 23, 202311°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar65°FMar 25, 191322°FMar 9, 1960
Apr69°FApr 23, 198035°FApr 4, 1992
May73°FMay 24, 201946°FMay 4, 1946
Jun79°FJun 2, 191855°FJun 1, 1967
Jul81°FJul 29, 193064°FJul 3, 1940
Aug80°FAug 4, 193263°FAug 30, 1946
Sep80°FSep 4, 193050°FSep 28, 1984
Oct71°FOct 9, 200738°FOct 31, 1925
Nov66°FNov 2, 197120°FNov 25, 1950
Dec60°FDec 14, 192711°FDec 25, 1983
All-time81°FJul 29, 193011°FFeb 17, 1958

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

46 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: 67°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset5:42 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight11h 13m · losing 17 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
46 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 24th most in 115 years. Normal for this point: 34. Record: 74 in 1930.

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