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Front Royal Weather Records (USC00443229)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Front Royal (USC00443229), Virginia, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Front Royal

  • Front Royal (USC00443229) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 38.90 latitude and -78.18 longitude, 284 m (930 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1995 to 2026, 32 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Front Royal still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Front Royal set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 12 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Virginia, United States, 38.90 latitude, -78.18 longitude.
  • Elevation: 284 m (930 ft).
  • Period of record: 1995 to 2026, 32 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

18 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Front Royal, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Front Royal. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Front Royal. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Front Royal, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan23.9 C (75.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Feb27.2 C (81.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun38.3 C (100.9 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul40.0 C (104.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Aug37.8 C (100.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Dec27.2 C (81.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Front Royal by the year they were set 1,464 records at Front Royal still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 76. 0204060801995: 101996: 701997: 531998: 761999: 482000: 682001: 492002: 642003: 462004: 592005: 402006: 462007: 502008: 332009: 382010: 622011: 392012: 432013: 532014: 572015: 602016: 472017: 462018: 472019: 342020: 362021: 342022: 342023: 462024: 282025: 182026: 3019951999200320072011201520192023
1,464 records at Front Royal still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 76.
Standing records at Front Royal by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
199510
199670
199753
199876
199948
200068
200149
200264
200346
200459
200540
200646
200750
200833
200938
201062
201139
201243
201353
201457
201560
201647
201746
201847
201934
202036
202134
202234
202346
202428
202518
202630

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 146.8 mm (5.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Front Royal The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Front Royal. The most was 146.8 mm (5.8 in) on 6 September 1996. 050100150 Jan: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 19 January 1996 Jan Feb: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 3 February 2009 Feb Mar: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 13 March 2010 Mar Apr: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 17 April 2011 Apr May: 143.5 mm (5.6 in), 14 May 2025 May Jun: 113.8 mm (4.5 in), 27 June 2006 Jun Jul: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 8 July 2005 Jul Aug: 141.0 mm (5.6 in), 9 August 2024 Aug Sep: 146.8 mm (5.8 in), 6 September 1996 Sep Oct: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 1 October 2010 Oct Nov: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 7 November 1997 Nov Dec: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 15 December 2018 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Front Royal. The most was 146.8 mm (5.8 in) on 6 September 1996.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Front Royal
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan86.4 mm (3.4 in)19 January 1996
Feb76.2 mm (3.0 in)3 February 2009
Mar63.0 mm (2.5 in)13 March 2010
Apr80.0 mm (3.1 in)17 April 2011
May143.5 mm (5.6 in)14 May 2025
Jun113.8 mm (4.5 in)27 June 2006
Jul78.7 mm (3.1 in)8 July 2005
Aug141.0 mm (5.6 in)9 August 2024
Sep146.8 mm (5.8 in)6 September 1996
Oct94.0 mm (3.7 in)1 October 2010
Nov90.2 mm (3.6 in)7 November 1997
Dec66.0 mm (2.6 in)15 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1995 to 2026
Days with data per year at Front Royal 32 years of record at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 2018, 2026. 1995: 31 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 363 of 365 days2011: 359 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 360 of 365 days2015: 360 of 365 days2016: 349 of 366 days2017: 345 of 365 days2018: 317 of 365 days2019: 335 of 365 days2020: 359 of 366 days2021: 330 of 365 days2022: 336 of 365 days2023: 345 of 365 days2024: 336 of 366 days2025: 329 of 365 days2026: 264 of 365 days1995200020052010201520202025
32 years of record at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 2018, 2026.
Days with data per year at Front Royal
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1995318%No
1996365100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201036399%Yes
201135998%Yes
2012365100%Yes
201336099%Yes
201436099%Yes
201536099%Yes
201634995%Yes
201734595%Yes
201831787%No
201933592%Yes
202035998%Yes
202133090%Yes
202233692%Yes
202334595%Yes
202433692%Yes
202532990%Yes
202626472%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Front Royal
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 2026Front Royal, USdaily rain (Provisional)53.3 mm (2.1 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily low min (Provisional)3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily low min (Provisional)3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily low max (Provisional)13.3 C (55.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high max (Provisional)32.8 C (91.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily rain (Provisional)28.4 mm (1.1 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Front Royal, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2026Front Royal, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie0 years0 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026Front Royal, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

29 complete years, 1996 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Front Royal as warming stripes, 1996 to 2025 One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Front Royal, 1996 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.7 C (54.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 11.3 C (52.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 13.8 C (56.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F). 1996: 11.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1997: 11.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 13.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1999: 12.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2000: 12.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2001: 12.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2002: 13.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 11.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2004: 12.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2005: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2006: 13.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2007: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2008: 12.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2009: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2010: 13.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2011: 13.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2012: 13.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2013: 12.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2014: 11.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2015: 12.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2016: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2018: 13.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2019: 13.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2020: 13.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2021: 13.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2023: 13.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2024: 13.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2025: 12.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Front Royal, 1996 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.7 C (54.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 11.3 C (52.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 13.8 C (56.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Front Royal as warming stripes, 1996 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
199611.3 C-1.44 C
199711.8 C-0.88 C
199813.8 C+1.08 C
199912.8 C+0.13 C
200012.1 C-0.64 C
200112.5 C-0.23 C
200213.0 C+0.28 C
200311.7 C-1.00 C
200412.5 C-0.21 C
200512.4 C-0.29 C
200613.4 C+0.67 C
200713.1 C+0.34 C
200812.7 C-0.02 C
200912.4 C-0.34 C
201013.1 C+0.38 C
201113.3 C+0.56 C
201213.5 C+0.81 C
201312.0 C-0.70 C
201411.4 C-1.35 C
201512.5 C-0.25 C
201613.1 C+0.35 C
201813.0 C+0.24 C
201913.3 C+0.55 C
202013.4 C+0.70 C
202113.1 C+0.43 C
202212.1 C-0.66 C
202313.4 C+0.72 C
202413.3 C+0.61 C
202512.9 C+0.16 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

1995 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Front Royal: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.0 C (104.0 F)199935.9 C (96.5 F)32
Coldest night (TNn)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)2003-14.7 C (5.5 F)32
Wettest day (Rx1day)146.8 mm (5.8 in)199671.1 mm (2.8 in)32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)201.2 mm (7.9 in)2006107.1 mm (4.2 in)32
Longest dry spell (CDD)40 days200117 days32

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Front Royal by year The hottest day of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F). 10203040200020102020Record: 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1999
The hottest day of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Front Royal by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
199518.9 C (66.0 F)
199636.7 C (98.1 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199837.8 C (100.0 F)
199940.0 C (104.0 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200237.8 C (100.0 F)
200334.4 C (93.9 F)
200434.4 C (93.9 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200737.2 C (99.0 F)
200836.7 C (98.1 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201039.4 C (102.9 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201334.4 C (93.9 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201533.9 C (93.0 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201735.0 C (95.0 F)
201833.9 C (93.0 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202337.2 C (99.0 F)
202438.9 C (102.0 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202635.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Front Royal by year The coldest night of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.7 C (5.5 F). -20-15-10-5200020102020Record: -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 2003
The coldest night of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.7 C (5.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Front Royal by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1995-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1996-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1997-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1999-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2001-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2005-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2008-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2009-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2010-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2012-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2013-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2014-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2017-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2018-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2019-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2020-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2021-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2022-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2023-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2024-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2025-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2026-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Front Royal by year The wettest day of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in). 050100150200020102020Record: 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1996
The wettest day of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Front Royal by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
199515.7 mm (0.6 in)
1996146.8 mm (5.8 in)
199790.2 mm (3.6 in)
199863.0 mm (2.5 in)
199950.5 mm (2.0 in)
200069.6 mm (2.7 in)
200158.9 mm (2.3 in)
200256.4 mm (2.2 in)
2003110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2004109.7 mm (4.3 in)
200578.7 mm (3.1 in)
2006134.1 mm (5.3 in)
200750.0 mm (2.0 in)
200871.1 mm (2.8 in)
200976.2 mm (3.0 in)
201094.0 mm (3.7 in)
201180.0 mm (3.1 in)
201270.1 mm (2.8 in)
201368.6 mm (2.7 in)
2014101.6 mm (4.0 in)
201568.6 mm (2.7 in)
201668.8 mm (2.7 in)
201776.2 mm (3.0 in)
201871.1 mm (2.8 in)
201955.4 mm (2.2 in)
202093.2 mm (3.7 in)
202171.1 mm (2.8 in)
202257.7 mm (2.3 in)
202381.8 mm (3.2 in)
2024141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2025143.5 mm (5.6 in)
202653.3 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Front Royal by year The wettest five days of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 201.2 mm (7.9 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.1 mm (4.2 in). 050100150200250200020102020Record: 201.2 mm (7.9 in) in 2006
The wettest five days of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 201.2 mm (7.9 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.1 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Front Royal by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
199543.1 mm (1.7 in)
1996196.7 mm (7.7 in)
1997138.5 mm (5.5 in)
199880.6 mm (3.2 in)
1999105.4 mm (4.1 in)
200071.7 mm (2.8 in)
2001110.1 mm (4.3 in)
200289.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2004122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2005115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2006201.2 mm (7.9 in)
200792.5 mm (3.6 in)
200896.5 mm (3.8 in)
200976.2 mm (3.0 in)
2010155.4 mm (6.1 in)
201187.9 mm (3.5 in)
201288.4 mm (3.5 in)
2013120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2014121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2015169.7 mm (6.7 in)
2016165.1 mm (6.5 in)
201790.7 mm (3.6 in)
2018178.9 mm (7.0 in)
201959.6 mm (2.3 in)
202096.2 mm (3.8 in)
202182.6 mm (3.3 in)
2022108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2023149.3 mm (5.9 in)
202473.4 mm (2.9 in)
2025169.4 mm (6.7 in)
202686.8 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Front Royal by year The longest dry spell of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 10203040200020102020Record: 40 days in 2001
The longest dry spell of the year at Front Royal, 1995 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Front Royal by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
199511 days
199613 days
199715 days
199822 days
199922 days
200021 days
200140 days
200219 days
200314 days
200417 days
200517 days
200633 days
200720 days
200822 days
200920 days
201020 days
201116 days
201214 days
201315 days
201421 days
201522 days
201617 days
201731 days
201814 days
201914 days
202012 days
202113 days
202216 days
202317 days
202422 days
202515 days
202620 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

29 years with a frost

Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Front Royal falls on 13 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 199 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Front Royal
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost13 Apriln/a13 Apriln/a+1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost28 Octobern/a28 Octobern/a+6.8 days per decade
Growing days199 daysn/a199 daysn/a+5.7 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.

Download the Data

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-14).