Virginia Weather Records (USC00258875)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Virginia (USC00258875), Nebraska, United States, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Virginia

Virginia (USC00258875) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.24 latitude and -96.50 longitude, 471 m (1,545 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 2023, 98 years of record.
1,464 records set at Virginia still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Virginia set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 31 July 2023.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.24 latitude, -96.50 longitude.
Elevation: 471 m (1,545 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 2023, 98 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Virginia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Virginia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Virginia still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 99.

Standing records at Virginia by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1987	22
1988	81
1989	74
1990	86
1991	78
1992	80
1993	51
1994	63
1995	56
1996	74
1997	72
1998	62
1999	58
2000	99
2001	67
2002	64
2003	72
2004	60
2005	83
2006	73
2007	53
2008	28
2009	8

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Virginia between 22 February 1971 and 5 February 1983. Each dot is a new record.

When Virginia set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1971-02-22	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1983-02-02	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1983-02-05	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 146.6 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Virginia. The most was 146.6 mm (5.8 in) on 9 June 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Virginia
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 January 2004
Feb	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 February 1948
Mar	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 March 2021
Apr	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 April 2008
May	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	30 May 2004
Jun	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	9 June 1941
Jul	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 July 1978
Aug	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	12 August 1963
Sep	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	13 September 1938
Oct	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	17 October 1968
Nov	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	3 November 1938
Dec	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	16 December 1984

Period of Record Coverage

1987 to 2009

23 years of record at Virginia, 1987 to 2009. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2008, 2009.

Days with data per year at Virginia
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1987	134	37%	No
1988	363	99%	Yes
1989	272	75%	No
1990	243	67%	No
1991	353	97%	Yes
1992	360	98%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	326	89%	No
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	357	98%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	360	99%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	297	81%	No
2009	27	7%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Virginia
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 2023	Virginia, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2023	Virginia, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 2023	Virginia, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2022	Virginia, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2022	Virginia, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2022	Virginia, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2022	Virginia, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Virginia, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2021	Virginia, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2021	Virginia, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2020	Virginia, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2020	Virginia, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2020	Virginia, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2019	Virginia, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2019	Virginia, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2019	Virginia, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2019	Virginia, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2019	Virginia, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2018	Virginia, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2018	Virginia, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1988 to 2007

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Virginia, 1988 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.7 C (51.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 8.9 C (48.0 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 11.6 C (52.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Virginia as warming stripes, 1988 to 2007
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1988	11.1 C	+0.42 C
1991	11.2 C	+0.53 C
1992	10.5 C	-0.16 C
1993	8.9 C	-1.76 C
1994	10.5 C	-0.16 C
1995	10.1 C	-0.54 C
1996	9.0 C	-1.62 C
1997	10.0 C	-0.63 C
1998	11.6 C	+0.97 C
2000	11.2 C	+0.51 C
2001	11.1 C	+0.39 C
2002	10.9 C	+0.21 C
2003	10.6 C	-0.02 C
2004	10.8 C	+0.10 C
2005	11.4 C	+0.70 C
2006	11.6 C	+0.93 C
2007	10.8 C	+0.17 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1926 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Virginia: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2000	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1996	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	1941	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	1938	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1952	29 days	91

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Virginia, 1926 to 2023. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Virginia by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Virginia, 1926 to 2023. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Virginia by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1989	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1990	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1991	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1992	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1993	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1996	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1997	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1999	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2007	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2008	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2009	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Virginia, 1926 to 2023. The record is 146.6 mm (5.8 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.5 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Virginia by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1932	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1933	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1939	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1955	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1964	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1966	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1967	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1968	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1969	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1976	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1979	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1981	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1982	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1984	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1986	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1990	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1992	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1994	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1995	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1997	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2001	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
2005	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2006	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2007	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2008	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2017	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2018	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2019	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2020	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2021	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2022	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2023	98.6 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Virginia, 1926 to 2023. The record is 219.5 mm (8.6 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.7 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Virginia by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1927	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1928	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1929	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1930	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1931	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1932	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1933	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1934	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1935	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1936	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1938	219.5 mm (8.6 in)
1939	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1941	193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1942	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1943	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1944	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1947	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1948	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1950	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1951	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1952	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1953	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1954	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1955	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1956	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1959	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1961	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1962	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1964	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1965	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1966	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1968	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1969	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1970	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1972	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973	169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1974	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1975	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1976	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1979	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1981	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1982	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1983	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1984	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1985	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1986	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1987	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1988	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1990	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1991	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1992	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1993	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1994	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1995	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1997	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1998	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1999	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2000	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2001	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2002	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2004	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
2005	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2006	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
2007	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
2008	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2009	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2017	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2018	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2019	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2020	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2021	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Virginia, 1926 to 2023. The record is 62 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Virginia by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	20 days
1927	23 days
1928	29 days
1929	45 days
1930	31 days
1931	34 days
1932	45 days
1933	28 days
1934	43 days
1935	37 days
1936	33 days
1937	39 days
1938	28 days
1939	51 days
1940	24 days
1941	20 days
1942	30 days
1943	33 days
1944	22 days
1945	22 days
1946	45 days
1947	35 days
1948	20 days
1949	37 days
1950	29 days
1951	35 days
1952	62 days
1953	22 days
1954	50 days
1955	42 days
1956	37 days
1957	22 days
1958	33 days
1959	52 days
1960	28 days
1961	25 days
1962	26 days
1963	23 days
1964	33 days
1965	23 days
1966	45 days
1967	28 days
1968	43 days
1969	29 days
1970	44 days
1971	27 days
1972	23 days
1973	39 days
1974	41 days
1975	32 days
1976	34 days
1977	38 days
1978	23 days
1979	36 days
1980	28 days
1981	31 days
1982	26 days
1983	26 days
1984	37 days
1985	22 days
1986	33 days
1987	23 days
1988	43 days
1989	25 days
1990	22 days
1991	22 days
1992	19 days
1993	21 days
1994	45 days
1995	31 days
1996	53 days
1997	20 days
1998	22 days
1999	49 days
2000	28 days
2001	38 days
2002	33 days
2003	18 days
2004	25 days
2005	30 days
2006	33 days
2007	33 days
2008	19 days
2009	13 days
2017	23 days
2018	12 days
2019	14 days
2020	29 days
2021	8 days
2022	1 day
2023	1 day

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

69 years, 1927 to 2007

A day with at least 62.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.0 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Virginia: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 69 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 69 years of values from 1927 to 2007.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 146.6 mm (5.8 in) in 1941; 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1938; 135.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1968.

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Data for Virginia standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Virginia threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).