37.937°N, 75.466°W · station WALthr · 61 years of record
65°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wallops Island.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Wallops Island — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#58 / 60
warmest Oct 17 in 60 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
85°F
set in 2008
Coolest Oct 17 ever
50°F
set in 1991
Forecast high 55°F — 58th warmest Oct 17 of 60 years · record 85°F (2008) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#51 / 60
warmest Oct 18 in 60 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
79°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
54°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 60°F — 51st warmest Oct 18 of 60 years · record 79°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#46 / 60
warmest Oct 19 in 60 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
80°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 19 ever
50°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 63°F — 46th warmest Oct 19 of 60 years · record 80°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#45 / 59
warmest Oct 20 in 59 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
84°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
49°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 64°F — 45th warmest Oct 20 of 59 years · record 84°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#40 / 59
warmest Oct 21 in 59 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
80°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 21 ever
48°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 64°F — 40th warmest Oct 21 of 59 years · record 80°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#43 / 60
warmest Oct 22 in 60 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
81°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 22 ever
55°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 64°F — 43rd warmest Oct 22 of 60 years · record 81°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#34 / 60
warmest Oct 23 in 60 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
79°F
set in 2007
Coolest Oct 23 ever
50°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 65°F — 34th warmest Oct 23 of 60 years · record 79°F (2007) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wallops Island in each calendar month, and for the whole 1966–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
79°FJan 30, 2002
0°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
79°FFeb 17, 1976
-1°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar
86°FMar 13, 1990
14°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
93°FApr 26, 1990
26°FApr 6, 2016
May
97°FMay 31, 1991
33°FMay 10, 2020
Jun
100°FJun 29, 2012
43°FJun 1, 1967
Jul
102°FJul 7, 2012
53°FJul 1, 1988
Aug
100°FAug 7, 1977
48°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
96°FSep 6, 1983
43°FSep 27, 1989
Oct
93°FOct 2, 2019
29°FOct 20, 1974
Nov
82°FNov 15, 1993
19°FNov 22, 2014
Dec
78°FDec 16, 1971
4°FDec 21, 1989
All-time
102°FJul 7, 2012
-1°FFeb 20, 2015
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wallops Island so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
2 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
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 2011
Coldest high ever
10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1994
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 4, 2004
10°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
54°FFeb 6, 2008
17°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar
64°FMar 29, 1985
20°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
69°FApr 29, 2017
38°FApr 8, 1972
May
76°FMay 31, 1991
49°FMay 24, 1967
Jun
79°FJun 30, 1991
56°FJun 7, 1997
Jul
83°FJul 23, 2011
69°FJul 14, 1967
Aug
82°FAug 2, 1979
64°FAug 13, 1967
Sep
78°FSep 1, 2012
57°FSep 30, 2001
Oct
77°FOct 4, 1986
45°FOct 27, 1976
Nov
69°FNov 2, 1971
31°FNov 30, 1976
Dec
60°FDec 24, 2015
16°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
83°FJul 23, 2011
10°FJan 19, 1994
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
11 days
record run, ended Jul 8 2012
So far in 2026
17 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Wallops Island's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 66°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Wallops Island'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 Wallops Island's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Wallops Island, coloured by temperature — 61 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Wallops Island — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
17 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 22nd most in 61 years. Normal for this point: 15. Record: 35 in 2010.
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