Colonial Beach Weather Records (USC00441913)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Colonial Beach (USC00441913), Virginia, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Colonial Beach

Colonial Beach (USC00441913) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 38.25 latitude and -76.96 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2002, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Colonial Beach still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Colonial Beach set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.6 C (96.1 F) on 19 June 2002.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 38.25 latitude, -76.96 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2002, 40 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Colonial Beach. 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 Colonial Beach, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Colonial Beach still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 83.

Standing records at Colonial Beach by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	11
1964	42
1965	30
1966	57
1967	52
1968	6
1969	21
1970	39
1971	49
1972	48
1973	11
1974	42
1975	30
1976	58
1977	40
1978	33
1979	60
1980	39
1981	12
1982	18
1983	39
1984	17
1985	28
1986	27
1987	31
1988	48
1989	25
1990	53
1991	44
1992	83
1993	38
1994	28
1995	37
1996	64
1997	35
1998	50
1999	31
2000	36
2001	32
2002	20

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 169.2 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Colonial Beach. The most was 169.2 mm (6.7 in) on 22 June 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Colonial Beach
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 January 1976
Feb	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	13 February 1993
Mar	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 March 1974
Apr	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 April 1982
May	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 May 1990
Jun	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	22 June 1972
Jul	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	13 July 1975
Aug	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	5 August 1993
Sep	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 September 1975
Oct	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 October 1995
Nov	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 November 1993
Dec	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 2002

40 years of record at Colonial Beach, 1963 to 2002. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978 and others.

Days with data per year at Colonial Beach
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	28	8%	No
1964	357	98%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	333	91%	Yes
1967	234	64%	No
1968	30	8%	No
1969	302	83%	No
1970	351	96%	Yes
1971	359	98%	Yes
1972	358	98%	Yes
1973	144	39%	No
1974	264	72%	No
1975	328	90%	No
1976	332	91%	Yes
1977	347	95%	Yes
1978	322	88%	No
1979	330	90%	Yes
1980	333	91%	Yes
1981	320	88%	No
1982	310	85%	No
1983	323	88%	No
1984	279	76%	No
1985	168	46%	No
1986	202	55%	No
1987	339	93%	Yes
1988	350	96%	Yes
1989	288	79%	No
1990	326	89%	No
1991	241	66%	No
1992	351	96%	Yes
1993	355	97%	Yes
1994	348	95%	Yes
1995	347	95%	Yes
1996	336	92%	Yes
1997	327	90%	No
1998	324	89%	No
1999	244	67%	No
2000	285	78%	No
2001	287	79%	No
2002	126	35%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Colonial Beach
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 June 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high max (Tie)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2002	Colonial Beach, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1964 to 1998

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Colonial Beach, 1964 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.8 C (58.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 12.4 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Colonial Beach as warming stripes, 1964 to 1998
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	14.6 C	-0.23 C
1970	15.0 C	+0.18 C
1971	15.1 C	+0.27 C
1977	14.7 C	-0.06 C
1983	14.9 C	+0.12 C
1987	15.3 C	+0.51 C
1988	14.5 C	-0.30 C
1992	12.4 C	-2.44 C
1993	14.9 C	+0.14 C
1994	15.1 C	+0.31 C
1995	15.1 C	+0.28 C
1996	14.6 C	-0.25 C
1997	14.7 C	-0.09 C
1998	16.3 C	+1.50 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

1963 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Colonial Beach: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1996	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40
Wettest day (Rx1day)	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	1972	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	1972	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	2001	18 days	40

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Colonial Beach, 1963 to 2002. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Colonial Beach by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1969	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1993	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1999	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Colonial Beach, 1963 to 2002. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Colonial Beach by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1977	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1979	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1980	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1983	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1985	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1986	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1987	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1988	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1989	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1990	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1994	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1996	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1997	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1998	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1999	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002	-8.9 C (16.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Colonial Beach, 1963 to 2002. The record is 169.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Colonial Beach by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1973	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1976	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1979	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1986	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1987	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1989	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1991	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1992	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1994	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2001	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	39.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Colonial Beach, 1963 to 2002. The record is 186.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Colonial Beach by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1967	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1970	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1971	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1972	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1973	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1974	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1975	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1976	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1977	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1980	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1982	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1983	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1984	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1985	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1987	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1989	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1990	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1991	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1993	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1994	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1995	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1997	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1998	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1999	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2001	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2002	41.9 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Colonial Beach, 1963 to 2002. The record is 38 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Colonial Beach by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	8 days
1964	31 days
1965	19 days
1966	31 days
1967	18 days
1968	25 days
1969	24 days
1970	18 days
1971	16 days
1972	13 days
1973	14 days
1974	17 days
1975	16 days
1976	26 days
1977	21 days
1978	17 days
1979	15 days
1980	21 days
1981	17 days
1982	24 days
1983	15 days
1984	14 days
1985	15 days
1986	34 days
1987	16 days
1988	15 days
1989	24 days
1990	13 days
1991	22 days
1992	18 days
1993	17 days
1994	19 days
1995	21 days
1996	12 days
1997	16 days
1998	24 days
1999	24 days
2000	30 days
2001	38 days
2002	23 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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).