Virginia · THREADEX · 1966–2026

Wallops Island, VA

37.937°N, 75.466°W · station WALthr · 61 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wallops Island.
82°MON7/1388°TUE7/1496°WED7/1596°THU7/1692°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#1 / 59
warmest Jul 15 in 59 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

96°F
set in 1992

Coolest Jul 15 ever

71°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Wallops Island. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7184961967: 71°F1968: 81°F1969: 83°F1970: 78°F1971: 80°F1972: 81°F1973: 84°F1974: 92°F1975: 80°F1976: 80°F1977: 89°F1978: 80°F1979: 83°F1980: 81°F1981: 82°F1982: 84°F1983: 93°F1984: 85°F1985: 85°F1986: 81°F1987: 77°F1988: 87°F1989: 83°F1990: 85°F1991: 85°F1992: 96°F1993: 90°F1994: 92°F1995: 96°F1996: 87°F1997: 93°F1998: 83°F1999: 79°F2000: 80°F2001: 84°F2002: 88°F2003: 80°F2004: 90°F2005: 84°F2006: 83°F2007: 86°F2008: 84°F2009: 86°F2010: 88°F2011: 80°F2012: 85°F2013: 92°F2014: 86°F2015: 85°F2016: 94°F2017: 89°F2018: 88°F2019: 87°F2020: 87°F2021: 88°F2022: 82°F2023: 89°F2024: 88°F2025: 86°F96° forecast196719922025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1596°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record96°F
This-date rank#1 of 59
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record102°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break80.0% (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°F20020°F1982
Feb79°F1976-1°F2015
Mar86°F199014°F1980
Apr93°F199026°F2016
May97°F199133°F2020
Jun100°F201243°F1967
Jul102°F201253°F1988
Aug100°F197748°F1986
Sep96°F198343°F1989
Oct93°F201929°F1974
Nov82°F199319°F2014
Dec78°F19714°F1989
All-time102°F2012-1°F2015

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

11 days
record run, ended Jul 8 2012

So far in 2026

9 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: 87°F · forecast is +9° 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

Sunrise4:50 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight14h 35m · losing 7 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 Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 13th most in 61 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 17 in 2019.

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