Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dante (USC00442237), Virginia, United States, with 42 years of record.
Key Facts for Dante
Dante (USC00442237) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.98 latitude and -82.28 longitude, 561 m (1,841 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 1958, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dante still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dante set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 14 December 1958.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 36.98 latitude, -82.28 longitude.
Elevation: 561 m (1,841 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 1958, 42 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 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 Dante. 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 Dante, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Dante still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Dante by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1917
25
1918
51
1919
36
1920
48
1921
29
1922
20
1923
21
1924
40
1925
44
1926
35
1927
60
1928
40
1929
44
1930
43
1931
38
1932
41
1933
33
1934
36
1935
38
1936
56
1937
38
1938
19
1939
31
1940
54
1941
30
1942
40
1943
35
1944
20
1945
37
1946
27
1947
39
1948
12
1949
28
1950
27
1951
34
1952
40
1953
18
1954
14
1955
43
1956
29
1957
44
1958
27
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Dante between 5 July 1956 and 18 February 1958. Each dot is a new record.
When Dante set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1956-07-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1958-02-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 102.9 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dante. The most was 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 27 August 1944.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dante
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
30 January 1950
Feb
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
25 February 1934
Mar
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
23 March 1929
Apr
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
16 April 1956
May
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
15 May 1926
Jun
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
12 June 1923
Jul
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
14 July 1947
Aug
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
27 August 1944
Sep
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
29 September 1944
Oct
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
4 October 1937
Nov
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1 November 1951
Dec
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
8 December 1924
Period of Record Coverage
1917 to 1958
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Dante, 1917 to 1958. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1925, 1947, 1948, 1951.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Dante, 1918 to 1957. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.5 C (54.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 11.0 C (51.8 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 13.4 C (56.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dante as warming stripes, 1918 to 1957
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1918
12.4 C
-0.13 C
1919
13.2 C
+0.65 C
1920
11.6 C
-0.93 C
1922
13.2 C
+0.63 C
1923
12.5 C
-0.07 C
1924
11.3 C
-1.23 C
1926
12.0 C
-0.51 C
1927
12.9 C
+0.37 C
1928
11.8 C
-0.69 C
1929
12.3 C
-0.20 C
1930
12.4 C
-0.10 C
1931
13.1 C
+0.57 C
1932
13.2 C
+0.66 C
1933
13.4 C
+0.85 C
1934
13.0 C
+0.46 C
1935
12.7 C
+0.16 C
1936
12.7 C
+0.14 C
1937
12.0 C
-0.58 C
1938
12.7 C
+0.13 C
1939
12.8 C
+0.28 C
1940
11.0 C
-1.51 C
1941
12.1 C
-0.46 C
1942
11.9 C
-0.61 C
1943
12.1 C
-0.47 C
1944
12.4 C
-0.13 C
1945
12.7 C
+0.16 C
1946
13.4 C
+0.90 C
1949
13.4 C
+0.84 C
1956
12.9 C
+0.41 C
1957
12.9 C
+0.32 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1918 to 1957 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: 0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dante
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1918 to 1957
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.26 C (-0.02 to 0.54) per decade
0.46 F (-0.04 to 0.97) per decade
1918 to 1957
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.04 C (-0.28 to 0.20) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.4) per decade
1918 to 1957
30
Not clearly different from zero
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
1917 to 1958
Yearly extremes at Dante: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
34.2 C (93.5 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1957
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
31 days
1953
15 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Dante, 1917 to 1958. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dante by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1917
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1918
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1927
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1929
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Dante, 1917 to 1958. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dante by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1917
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1919
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1920
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1921
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1922
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1923
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1924
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1927
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1930
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1931
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1932
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1934
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1935
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1939
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1940
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1941
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1946
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1952
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1953
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1957
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Dante, 1917 to 1958. The record is 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.6 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dante by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1918
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1921
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1923
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1938
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1948
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Dante, 1917 to 1958. The record is 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.7 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dante by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1918
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1919
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1920
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1921
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1922
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1923
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1924
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1925
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1926
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1927
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1928
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1929
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1930
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1931
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1932
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1933
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1934
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1935
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1936
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1937
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1938
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1939
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1940
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1941
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1942
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1943
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1944
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1945
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1946
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1948
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1950
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1951
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1952
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1953
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1954
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1956
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1957
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1958
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Dante, 1917 to 1958. The record is 31 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dante by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917
12 days
1918
15 days
1919
11 days
1920
25 days
1921
16 days
1922
16 days
1923
13 days
1924
26 days
1925
11 days
1926
10 days
1927
18 days
1928
13 days
1929
15 days
1930
13 days
1931
25 days
1932
9 days
1933
12 days
1934
12 days
1935
20 days
1936
18 days
1937
10 days
1938
19 days
1939
15 days
1940
14 days
1941
14 days
1942
21 days
1943
22 days
1944
19 days
1945
12 days
1946
13 days
1947
15 days
1948
10 days
1949
18 days
1950
13 days
1951
13 days
1952
30 days
1953
31 days
1954
22 days
1955
15 days
1956
19 days
1957
23 days
1958
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dante falls on 28 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 October, which leaves a median of 166 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Dante
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1918 to 1957)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 April
n/a
28 April
n/a
-3.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 October
n/a
14 October
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
166 days
n/a
166 days
n/a
+3.1 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, 1918 to 1958
A day with at least 54.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.7 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Dante: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
50 years
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years
105.7 mm (4.2 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 1918 to 1958.
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: 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1944; 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1934; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1936.
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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.