Balcony Falls Weather Records (USC00440411)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Balcony Falls (USC00440411), Virginia, United States, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Balcony Falls

Balcony Falls (USC00440411) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.62 latitude and -79.45 longitude, 223 m (732 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1967, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Balcony Falls still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Balcony Falls set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 9 October 1967.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 37.62 latitude, -79.45 longitude.
Elevation: 223 m (732 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1967, 38 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Balcony Falls. 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 Balcony Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Balcony Falls still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 102.

Standing records at Balcony Falls by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1947	3
1948	71
1949	87
1950	82
1951	72
1952	83
1953	67
1954	102
1955	83
1956	74
1957	63
1958	69
1959	94
1960	81
1961	67
1962	60
1963	83
1964	60
1965	54
1966	64
1967	45

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 184.2 mm (7.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Balcony Falls. The most was 184.2 mm (7.3 in) on 10 September 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Balcony Falls
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 January 1933
Feb	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 February 1934
Mar	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	18 March 1936
Apr	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	16 April 1933
May	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	16 May 1942
Jun	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	18 June 1934
Jul	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 July 1941
Aug	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	19 August 1939
Sep	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	10 September 1950
Oct	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	16 October 1954
Nov	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	10 November 1962
Dec	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 December 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1947 to 1967

21 years of record at Balcony Falls, 1947 to 1967. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1947, 1964, 1967.

Days with data per year at Balcony Falls
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1947	59	16%	No
1948	348	95%	Yes
1949	348	95%	Yes
1950	363	99%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	335	92%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	335	92%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	327	89%	No
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	206	56%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Balcony Falls
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1967	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1967	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1967	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1967	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1967	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1967	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1967	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain (Tie)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain (Tie)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1966	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1965	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1965	Balcony Falls, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1948 to 1966

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Balcony Falls, 1948 to 1966. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 11.6 C (52.9 F), and the warmest was 1959, at 13.7 C (56.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Balcony Falls as warming stripes, 1948 to 1966
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1948	12.7 C	-0.13 C
1949	13.6 C	+0.71 C
1950	13.0 C	+0.16 C
1951	13.0 C	+0.15 C
1952	13.5 C	+0.66 C
1953	13.6 C	+0.79 C
1954	13.2 C	+0.32 C
1955	13.2 C	+0.36 C
1957	13.4 C	+0.56 C
1958	12.2 C	-0.64 C
1959	13.7 C	+0.83 C
1960	12.1 C	-0.71 C
1962	12.1 C	-0.72 C
1963	11.6 C	-1.21 C
1965	12.7 C	-0.16 C
1966	11.9 C	-0.94 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

1930 to 1967

Yearly extremes at Balcony Falls: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1954	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1951	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	1950	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	1940	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	38
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1941	22 days	38

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Balcony Falls, 1930 to 1967. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Balcony Falls by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Balcony Falls, 1930 to 1967. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Balcony Falls by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1948	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1949	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1950	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1951	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1960	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1962	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967	-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Balcony Falls, 1930 to 1967. The record is 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Balcony Falls by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1933	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1937	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1938	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1940	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1943	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1945	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1946	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1951	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1952	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1955	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1958	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1966	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967	109.2 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Balcony Falls, 1930 to 1967. The record is 249.7 mm (9.8 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.4 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Balcony Falls by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1932	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1933	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1934	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1935	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1936	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1937	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1938	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1940	249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1941	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1942	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1943	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1945	235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1946	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1948	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1949	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1950	209.9 mm (8.3 in)
1951	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1952	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1953	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1954	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1955	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1957	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1958	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1960	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1961	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1963	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1965	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1966	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1967	184.1 mm (7.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Balcony Falls, 1930 to 1967. The record is 35 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Balcony Falls by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	10 days
1931	21 days
1932	24 days
1933	25 days
1934	20 days
1935	32 days
1936	27 days
1937	19 days
1938	23 days
1939	19 days
1940	24 days
1941	35 days
1942	22 days
1943	27 days
1944	23 days
1945	21 days
1946	17 days
1947	15 days
1948	13 days
1949	18 days
1950	14 days
1951	14 days
1952	29 days
1953	30 days
1954	24 days
1955	21 days
1956	19 days
1957	16 days
1958	22 days
1959	19 days
1960	12 days
1961	15 days
1962	25 days
1963	33 days
1964	32 days
1965	27 days
1966	28 days
1967	20 days

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

34 years, 1931 to 1966

A day with at least 79.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 231.8 mm (9.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Balcony Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
25 years	170.3 mm (6.7 in)
50 years	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years	231.8 mm (9.1 in)	Longer than the 34 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, 34 years of values from 1931 to 1966.

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: 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1950; 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1944; 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1942.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).