Blue Ridge Rs Threshold Days by Year (USC00020871)
14 fixed thresholds counted per year at Blue Ridge Rs (USC00020871): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Blue Ridge Rs Thresholds
- Blue Ridge Rs: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 47 years, most in 1969 with 23.
- Blue Ridge Rs: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 47 years, most in 1978 with 8.
- Blue Ridge Rs: days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 45 years, most in 1973 with 14.
- Blue Ridge Rs: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 32 years, most in 2020 with 60.
- 14 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Blue Ridge Rs.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
32 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | 17 |
| 1969 | 15 | 17 |
| 1970 | 28 | 29.4 |
| 1971 | 26 | 29.4 |
| 1973 | 26 | 29.4 |
| 1974 | 38 | 29.4 |
| 1977 | 23 | 29.4 |
| 1978 | 30 | 29.4 |
| 1979 | 35 | 29.4 |
| 1980 | 32 | 23.7 |
| 1981 | 29 | 23.7 |
| 1983 | 10 | 23.7 |
| 2006 | 16 | 19.8 |
| 2007 | 21 | 19.8 |
| 2008 | 23 | 19.8 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19.8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 23.3 |
| 2011 | 17 | 23.3 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23.3 |
| 2013 | 15 | 23.3 |
| 2014 | 11 | 23.3 |
| 2015 | 17 | 23.3 |
| 2016 | 30 | 23.3 |
| 2017 | 32 | 23.3 |
| 2018 | 46 | 23.3 |
| 2019 | 32 | 23.3 |
| 2020 | 60 | 44.5 |
| 2021 | 37 | 44.5 |
| 2022 | 28 | 44.5 |
| 2023 | 36 | 44.5 |
| 2024 | 51 | 44.5 |
| 2026 | 55 | 44.5 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1968-06-17 | 1968-08-30 |
| 1969 | 1969-06-30 | 1969-08-10 |
| 1970 | 1970-06-18 | 1970-08-30 |
| 1971 | 1971-06-16 | 1971-09-13 |
| 1973 | 1973-06-09 | 1973-09-06 |
| 1974 | 1974-06-12 | 1974-09-10 |
| 1977 | 1977-05-31 | 1977-09-08 |
| 1978 | 1978-06-10 | 1978-09-04 |
| 1979 | 1979-06-26 | 1979-09-13 |
| 1980 | 1980-06-17 | 1980-09-19 |
| 1981 | 1981-06-07 | 1981-08-27 |
| 1983 | 1983-07-05 | 1983-09-03 |
| 2006 | 2006-06-05 | 2006-07-26 |
| 2007 | 2007-06-16 | 2007-08-14 |
| 2008 | 2008-05-19 | 2008-08-26 |
| 2009 | 2009-07-01 | 2009-08-30 |
| 2010 | 2010-06-07 | 2010-07-20 |
| 2011 | 2011-06-23 | 2011-09-01 |
| 2012 | 2012-06-02 | 2012-08-15 |
| 2013 | 2013-06-07 | 2013-07-10 |
| 2014 | 2014-06-03 | 2014-08-18 |
| 2015 | 2015-06-18 | 2015-08-20 |
| 2016 | 2016-06-03 | 2016-08-16 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-08 | 2017-09-06 |
| 2018 | 2018-05-09 | 2018-08-21 |
| 2019 | 2019-06-29 | 2019-09-01 |
| 2020 | 2020-05-28 | 2020-09-25 |
| 2021 | 2021-06-04 | 2021-09-09 |
| 2022 | 2022-06-08 | 2022-09-08 |
| 2023 | 2023-06-27 | 2023-09-10 |
| 2024 | 2024-06-06 | 2024-10-05 |
| 2026 | 2026-03-21 | 2026-09-11 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 32 | 60 | 2020 | 55 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 12 | 7 | 2023 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 32 | 28 | 2020 | 22 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 30 | 19 | 2013 | 2 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 28 | 219 | 1971 | 98 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 28 | 69 | 1979 | 11 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 19 | 8 | 1971 | 2 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 1 | 1 | 1971 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 47 | 23 | 1969 | 8 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 47 | 8 | 1978 | 3 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 15 | 2 | 2008 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 45 | 14 | 1973 | 2 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 24 | 3 | 2010 | 1 |
| 50 cm (19.7 in): Days with 50 cm or more snowfall | 5 | 1 | 2006 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1968.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).