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Wallops Island, VA

37.937°N, 75.466°W · station WALthr · 61 years of record
65°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wallops Island.
55°SAT10/1760°SUN10/1863°MON10/1964°TUE10/2064°WED10/2164°THU10/2265°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1966: 70°F1967: 60°F1968: 68°F1969: 50°F1970: 70°F1971: 68°F1972: 62°F1973: 66°F1974: 71°F1975: 71°F1976: 56°F1977: 59°F1978: 75°F1979: 70°F1980: 67°F1981: 68°F1982: 54°F1983: 65°F1984: 77°F1985: 71°F1986: 76°F1987: 64°F1988: 60°F1989: 61°F1990: 70°F1991: 70°F1992: 59°F1993: 62°F1994: 69°F1995: 72°F1996: 70°F1997: 51°F1998: 61°F1999: 57°F2000: 67°F2001: 76°F2002: 69°F2003: 51°F2004: 59°F2005: 63°F2006: 57°F2007: 79°F2008: 58°F2009: 71°F2010: 68°F2011: 63°F2012: 70°F2013: 58°F2014: 62°F2015: 66°F2016: 61°F2017: 75°F2018: 69°F2019: 68°F2020: 79°F2021: 71°F2022: 65°F2023: 63°F2024: 79°F2025: 64°F65° forecast50556065707580197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2365°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record79°F
This-date rank#34 of 60
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record102°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1966–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 30, 20020°FJan 17, 1982
Feb79°FFeb 17, 1976-1°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar86°FMar 13, 199014°FMar 1, 1980
Apr93°FApr 26, 199026°FApr 6, 2016
May97°FMay 31, 199133°FMay 10, 2020
Jun100°FJun 29, 201243°FJun 1, 1967
Jul102°FJul 7, 201253°FJul 1, 1988
Aug100°FAug 7, 197748°FAug 29, 1986
Sep96°FSep 6, 198343°FSep 27, 1989
Oct93°FOct 2, 201929°FOct 20, 1974
Nov82°FNov 15, 199319°FNov 22, 2014
Dec78°FDec 16, 19714°FDec 21, 1989
All-time102°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 4, 200410°FJan 19, 1994
Feb54°FFeb 6, 200817°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar64°FMar 29, 198520°FMar 1, 1980
Apr69°FApr 29, 201738°FApr 8, 1972
May76°FMay 31, 199149°FMay 24, 1967
Jun79°FJun 30, 199156°FJun 7, 1997
Jul83°FJul 23, 201169°FJul 14, 1967
Aug82°FAug 2, 197964°FAug 13, 1967
Sep78°FSep 1, 201257°FSep 30, 2001
Oct77°FOct 4, 198645°FOct 27, 1976
Nov69°FNov 2, 197131°FNov 30, 1976
Dec60°FDec 24, 201516°FDec 25, 1983
All-time83°FJul 23, 201110°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.
Jan: 46°FJan: 29°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 31°FMar: 55°FMar: 37°FApr: 64°FApr: 46°FMay: 73°FMay: 56°FJun: 81°FJun: 65°FJul: 86°FJul: 70°FAug: 84°FAug: 69°FSep: 79°FSep: 63°FOct: 69°FOct: 51°FNov: 59°FNov: 41°FDec: 51°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:11 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight11h 12m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.94°N, 75.47°W

Nearby Stations

Salisbury, MD28 mi NGeorgetown, DE52 mi NNorfolk, VA81 mi SWAnnapolis, MD91 mi NWWashington, DC105 mi NWRichmond, VA105 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Wallops Island, VA — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Wallops Island, VA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1966

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.
Wallops Island, VA daily high heat map 1966–2026

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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