Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Pickett (USC00441322), Virginia, United States, with 55 years of record.
Key Facts for Ft Pickett
Ft Pickett (USC00441322) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.04 latitude and -77.95 longitude, 101 m (330 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1972 to 2026, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Pickett still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ft Pickett set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 5 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 37.04 latitude, -77.95 longitude.
Elevation: 101 m (330 ft).
Period of record: 1972 to 2026, 55 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
17 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 Ft Pickett. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ft Pickett, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
24.4 C (75.9 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ft Pickett still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Ft Pickett by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1972
1
1973
31
1974
48
1975
28
1976
56
1977
49
1978
15
1979
44
1980
32
1981
34
1982
23
1983
37
1984
41
1985
34
1986
38
1987
32
1988
48
1989
40
1990
27
1991
53
1992
21
1993
27
1994
15
1995
15
1996
25
1997
19
1998
25
1999
25
2000
24
2001
22
2002
36
2003
21
2004
18
2005
15
2006
13
2007
20
2008
18
2009
15
2010
36
2011
13
2012
24
2013
16
2014
21
2015
28
2016
21
2017
33
2018
43
2019
20
2020
24
2021
17
2022
17
2023
18
2024
14
2025
18
2026
16
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Ft Pickett between 26 May 2003 and 7 January 2018. Each dot is a new record.
When Ft Pickett set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2003-05-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2003-09-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2010-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
2018-01-07
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 150.1 mm (5.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Pickett. The most was 150.1 mm (5.9 in) on 19 September 2003.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Pickett
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
8 January 1998
Feb
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
14 February 1984
Mar
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
7 March 1992
Apr
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
18 April 2000
May
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
26 May 2003
Jun
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
7 June 1981
Jul
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
21 July 2012
Aug
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
31 August 2004
Sep
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
19 September 2003
Oct
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
12 October 2018
Nov
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
4 November 1985
Dec
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
3 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1972 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
55 years of record at Ft Pickett, 1972 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1972, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Ft Pickett, 1973 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.9 C (57.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 12.0 C (53.7 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 15.2 C (59.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ft Pickett as warming stripes, 1973 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1973
14.0 C
+0.11 C
1974
13.7 C
-0.15 C
1975
13.7 C
-0.15 C
1976
12.9 C
-0.98 C
1977
13.5 C
-0.36 C
1978
13.2 C
-0.71 C
1979
13.1 C
-0.84 C
1980
13.4 C
-0.53 C
1981
12.8 C
-1.10 C
1982
13.4 C
-0.48 C
1983
13.4 C
-0.47 C
1984
13.4 C
-0.48 C
1985
13.8 C
-0.12 C
1986
13.9 C
+0.00 C
1987
12.9 C
-1.03 C
1988
12.0 C
-1.85 C
1989
13.2 C
-0.66 C
1990
15.1 C
+1.20 C
1991
15.0 C
+1.10 C
1992
13.6 C
-0.25 C
1993
13.9 C
-0.03 C
1994
13.5 C
-0.44 C
1996
13.0 C
-0.90 C
1997
13.0 C
-0.88 C
1998
14.6 C
+0.71 C
1999
13.8 C
-0.06 C
2000
13.3 C
-0.64 C
2001
13.8 C
-0.10 C
2002
14.3 C
+0.42 C
2003
13.3 C
-0.59 C
2004
13.8 C
-0.07 C
2005
14.1 C
+0.25 C
2006
14.4 C
+0.51 C
2007
14.8 C
+0.92 C
2008
14.1 C
+0.16 C
2009
13.7 C
-0.17 C
2010
14.1 C
+0.19 C
2012
14.7 C
+0.80 C
2013
13.5 C
-0.40 C
2014
13.2 C
-0.68 C
2016
14.5 C
+0.65 C
2017
14.5 C
+0.59 C
2018
14.7 C
+0.84 C
2019
15.2 C
+1.30 C
2020
15.1 C
+1.17 C
2021
14.8 C
+0.93 C
2022
14.5 C
+0.58 C
2023
15.0 C
+1.10 C
2024
15.1 C
+1.16 C
2025
14.1 C
+0.25 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1973 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ft Pickett
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1973 to 2025
50
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1973 to 2025
50
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
0.9 F (0.7 to 1.1) per decade
1973 to 2025
50
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
1972 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ft Pickett: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
55
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2018
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
55
Wettest day (Rx1day)
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2003
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
228.7 mm (9.0 in)
1975
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
55
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
2001
19 days
55
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ft Pickett, 1972 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Pickett by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1972
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2016
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2017
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2018
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2021
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2023
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2024
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2026
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ft Pickett, 1972 to 2026. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Pickett by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1972
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1976
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1977
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1979
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1980
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1987
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1988
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1989
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1992
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1994
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1995
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1996
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1997
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2000
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2001
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2007
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2008
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2009
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2012
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2014
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2015
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2016
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2017
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2019
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2020
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2021
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2022
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2023
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2025
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2026
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ft Pickett, 1972 to 2026. The record is 150.1 mm (5.9 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Pickett by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1972
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1975
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1977
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1984
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1985
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1986
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1988
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1991
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1992
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1993
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1994
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1997
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1998
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1999
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2000
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2001
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2002
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2003
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2004
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2005
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2007
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2008
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2009
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2010
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2011
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2012
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
2013
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2014
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2015
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2016
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2017
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2018
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
2019
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2020
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2021
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2022
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2023
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2024
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2025
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2026
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ft Pickett, 1972 to 2026. The record is 228.7 mm (9.0 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.3 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Pickett by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1972
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1974
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1975
228.7 mm (9.0 in)
1976
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1977
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1978
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1979
184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1980
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1981
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1983
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1984
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1985
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1986
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1987
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1988
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1990
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1991
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1992
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1993
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1994
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1995
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1996
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1997
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1998
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1999
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
2000
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
2001
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2002
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
2003
191.1 mm (7.5 in)
2004
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2005
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2006
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2007
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
2008
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2009
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
2010
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
2011
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
2012
124.6 mm (4.9 in)
2013
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2014
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2015
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2016
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
2017
108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2018
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
2019
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2020
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2021
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2022
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2023
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2024
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2025
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2026
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Pickett, 1972 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Pickett by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1972
6 days
1973
19 days
1974
23 days
1975
19 days
1976
20 days
1977
18 days
1978
20 days
1979
11 days
1980
17 days
1981
21 days
1982
16 days
1983
18 days
1984
20 days
1985
22 days
1986
18 days
1987
22 days
1988
18 days
1989
24 days
1990
16 days
1991
21 days
1992
18 days
1993
17 days
1994
16 days
1995
20 days
1996
13 days
1997
25 days
1998
24 days
1999
20 days
2000
27 days
2001
40 days
2002
22 days
2003
17 days
2004
17 days
2005
15 days
2006
21 days
2007
14 days
2008
18 days
2009
22 days
2010
25 days
2011
16 days
2012
23 days
2013
19 days
2014
14 days
2015
16 days
2016
25 days
2017
31 days
2018
14 days
2019
15 days
2020
18 days
2021
20 days
2022
22 days
2023
20 days
2024
39 days
2025
14 days
2026
13 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
50 years with a frost
Across 50 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ft Pickett falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 189 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ft Pickett
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1993 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 April
n/a
15 April
n/a
-3.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 October
n/a
30 October
n/a
+5.2 days per decade
Growing days
189 days
n/a
196 days
n/a
+8.3 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
53 years, 1973 to 2025
A day with at least 75.6 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 169.9 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ft Pickett: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
25 years
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
50 years
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
100 years
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1973 to 2025.
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: 150.1 mm (5.9 in) in 2003; 144.5 mm (5.7 in) in 2018; 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 2004.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
Climate Twins
2009 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2009 to 2025, Ft Pickett had a mean temperature of 14.4 C (58.0 F) and 1,182.3 mm (46.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Chapel Hill 2 W (United States, 161 km away), Yadkinville 6 E (United States, 253 km away) and Pikeville (United States, 407 km away).
Climate twins of Ft Pickett: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2009 to 2025 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
Data for Ft Pickett standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ft Pickett 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.