37.317°N, 79.974°W · station ROAthr · 115 years of record
96°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 1953
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Roanoke.
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
#18 / 114
warmest Sep 1 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
104°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 1 ever
65°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 93°F — 18th warmest Sep 1 of 114 years · record 104°F (1932) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#5 / 113
warmest Sep 2 in 113 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
103°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 2 ever
61°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 96°F — 5th warmest Sep 2 of 113 years · record 103°F (1932) · warmest since 1953.
Ranks
#4 / 114
warmest Sep 3 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
101°F
set in 1930
Coolest Sep 3 ever
62°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 96°F — 4th warmest Sep 3 of 114 years · record 101°F (1930) · warmest since 1953.
Ranks
#5 / 114
warmest Sep 4 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
99°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
66°F
set in 1986
Forecast high 94°F — 5th warmest Sep 4 of 114 years · record 99°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#19 / 114
warmest Sep 5 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
101°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
66°F
set in 1987
Forecast high 90°F — 19th warmest Sep 5 of 114 years · record 101°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#70 / 114
warmest Sep 6 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
99°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
62°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 82°F — 70th warmest Sep 6 of 114 years · record 99°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#65 / 114
warmest Sep 7 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
99°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 7 ever
62°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 82°F — 65th warmest Sep 7 of 114 years · record 99°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 14, 1932
-11°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
84°FFeb 22, 2018
-1°FFeb 5, 1917
Mar
90°FMar 19, 1945
9°FMar 15, 1993
Apr
95°FApr 24, 1925
15°FApr 1, 1923
May
99°FMay 22, 1941
30°FMay 2, 1943
Jun
104°FJun 30, 1936
36°FJun 11, 1913
Jul
105°FJul 10, 1936
47°FJul 2, 1988
Aug
105°FAug 5, 1930
42°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
103°FSep 1, 1932
32°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
99°FOct 6, 1941
22°FOct 22, 1930
Nov
83°FNov 1, 1950
8°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
80°FDec 6, 1998
-12°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
105°FAug 5, 1930
-12°FDec 30, 1917
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Roanoke so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 13, 2005
11°FJan 30, 1966
Feb
61°FFeb 23, 2023
11°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar
65°FMar 25, 1913
22°FMar 9, 1960
Apr
69°FApr 23, 1980
35°FApr 4, 1992
May
73°FMay 24, 2019
46°FMay 4, 1946
Jun
79°FJun 2, 1918
55°FJun 1, 1967
Jul
81°FJul 29, 1930
64°FJul 3, 1940
Aug
80°FAug 4, 1932
63°FAug 30, 1946
Sep
80°FSep 4, 1930
50°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
71°FOct 9, 2007
38°FOct 31, 1925
Nov
66°FNov 2, 1971
20°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
60°FDec 14, 1927
11°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
81°FJul 29, 1930
11°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
35 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: 84°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
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.
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.