Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Big Stone Gap (USC00440735), Virginia, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Big Stone Gap
Big Stone Gap (USC00440735) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.86 latitude and -82.80 longitude, 447 m (1,466 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1990 to 2026, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Big Stone Gap still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Big Stone Gap tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 21 July 2026.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 36.86 latitude, -82.80 longitude.
Elevation: 447 m (1,466 ft).
Period of record: 1990 to 2026, 37 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
10 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Big Stone Gap. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Big Stone Gap, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
31.1 C (88.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
31.7 C (89.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Big Stone Gap still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Big Stone Gap by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1990
42
1991
56
1992
35
1993
48
1994
33
1995
26
1996
54
1997
51
1998
56
1999
58
2000
46
2001
50
2002
55
2003
28
2004
43
2005
34
2006
43
2007
51
2008
30
2009
27
2010
65
2011
33
2012
30
2013
30
2014
49
2015
51
2016
22
2017
39
2018
44
2019
43
2020
33
2021
20
2022
28
2023
25
2024
33
2025
27
2026
26
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Big Stone Gap between 24 December 2022 and 18 June 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Big Stone Gap set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2022-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
2026-06-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Big Stone Gap. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 18 June 2026.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Big Stone Gap
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
31 January 2013
Feb
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
16 February 2003
Mar
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
18 March 2002
Apr
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
17 April 1998
May
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
28 May 2017
Jun
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
18 June 2026
Jul
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
8 July 2022
Aug
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
17 August 1994
Sep
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
27 September 2009
Oct
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
24 October 2017
Nov
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
11 November 2002
Dec
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1 December 1996
Period of Record Coverage
1990 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Big Stone Gap, 1990 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 2025, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Big Stone Gap, 1990 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.0 C (55.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 11.5 C (52.8 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 13.9 C (57.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Big Stone Gap as warming stripes, 1990 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1990
13.8 C
+0.76 C
1991
13.7 C
+0.66 C
1992
12.5 C
-0.52 C
1993
12.6 C
-0.37 C
1994
12.8 C
-0.22 C
1996
11.5 C
-1.48 C
1997
12.1 C
-0.92 C
1998
13.7 C
+0.70 C
1999
13.0 C
-0.05 C
2000
12.8 C
-0.20 C
2001
13.1 C
+0.10 C
2002
13.4 C
+0.38 C
2003
12.8 C
-0.24 C
2004
13.3 C
+0.31 C
2005
13.3 C
+0.31 C
2006
13.2 C
+0.14 C
2007
13.7 C
+0.64 C
2008
12.4 C
-0.57 C
2009
12.7 C
-0.29 C
2010
12.8 C
-0.24 C
2011
13.4 C
+0.36 C
2012
13.6 C
+0.61 C
2013
12.3 C
-0.68 C
2014
12.0 C
-1.04 C
2015
13.1 C
+0.04 C
2016
13.4 C
+0.38 C
2017
13.1 C
+0.11 C
2018
13.0 C
+0.02 C
2019
13.5 C
+0.50 C
2020
13.1 C
+0.09 C
2021
12.9 C
-0.08 C
2022
12.4 C
-0.63 C
2023
13.6 C
+0.55 C
2024
13.9 C
+0.93 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1990 to 2024 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Big Stone Gap
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1990 to 2024
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.3) per decade
1990 to 2024
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1990 to 2024
34
Rise
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
1990 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Big Stone Gap: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2012
33.9 C (93.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2015
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2026
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
199.7 mm (7.9 in)
2022
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
22 days
2017
15 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Big Stone Gap, 1990 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Big Stone Gap by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1990
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1996
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2012
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2015
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2016
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2017
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2018
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2019
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2020
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2021
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2022
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2023
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2024
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2025
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2026
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Big Stone Gap, 1990 to 2026. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Big Stone Gap by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1990
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1991
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1997
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2001
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2007
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2008
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2009
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2010
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2012
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2013
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2015
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2017
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2018
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2019
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2020
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2021
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2022
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2023
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2024
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2025
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2026
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Big Stone Gap, 1990 to 2026. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Big Stone Gap by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1990
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1991
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1992
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1993
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1994
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1995
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1996
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1997
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1998
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1999
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2001
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2002
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2004
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2005
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2006
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2008
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2009
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2010
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2011
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2013
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2016
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2017
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2018
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2019
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2020
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2021
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2022
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2023
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2024
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2026
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Big Stone Gap, 1990 to 2026. The record is 199.7 mm (7.9 in) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.6 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Big Stone Gap by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1990
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1991
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1992
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1993
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1994
144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1995
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1996
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1997
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1998
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1999
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2000
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
2001
186.0 mm (7.3 in)
2002
163.9 mm (6.5 in)
2003
159.4 mm (6.3 in)
2004
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2006
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2007
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2008
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009
192.1 mm (7.6 in)
2010
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
2011
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2012
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2013
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2014
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2015
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
2016
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2017
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2018
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2019
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
2020
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2021
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2022
199.7 mm (7.9 in)
2023
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2024
179.9 mm (7.1 in)
2025
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2026
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Big Stone Gap, 1990 to 2026. The record is 22 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Big Stone Gap by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1990
18 days
1991
16 days
1992
21 days
1993
17 days
1994
13 days
1995
15 days
1996
15 days
1997
19 days
1998
20 days
1999
21 days
2000
15 days
2001
16 days
2002
15 days
2003
11 days
2004
17 days
2005
16 days
2006
11 days
2007
18 days
2008
11 days
2009
15 days
2010
12 days
2011
16 days
2012
13 days
2013
10 days
2014
11 days
2015
16 days
2016
12 days
2017
22 days
2018
12 days
2019
17 days
2020
9 days
2021
14 days
2022
17 days
2023
17 days
2024
16 days
2025
11 days
2026
11 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Big Stone Gap falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 185 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Big Stone Gap
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1994 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 April
n/a
20 April
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 October
n/a
23 October
n/a
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
185 days
n/a
184 days
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
34 years, 1990 to 2024
A day with at least 67.3 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.2 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Big Stone Gap: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
25 years
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years
120.2 mm (4.7 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 1990 to 2024.
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: 110.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2003; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 2002; 104.4 mm (4.1 in) in 2018.
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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.