Galax Wtp Weather Records (USC00443272)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Galax Wtp (USC00443272), Virginia, United States, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Galax Wtp

Galax Wtp (USC00443272) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.65 latitude and -80.92 longitude, 714 m (2,341 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 2026, 120 years of record.
1,464 records set at Galax Wtp still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 36.65 latitude, -80.92 longitude.
Elevation: 714 m (2,341 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 2026, 120 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

43 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Galax Wtp. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 43 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Galax Wtp, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Mar	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Apr	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)
Aug	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Dec	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Galax Wtp still stand. 2018 holds the most, with 101.

Standing records at Galax Wtp by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1907	31
1908	83
1909	83
1910	82
1911	6
1993	18
2010	35
2011	77
2012	60
2013	83
2014	94
2015	100
2016	88
2017	67
2018	101
2019	88
2020	69
2021	45
2022	60
2023	58
2024	68
2025	68

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Galax Wtp. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 9 September 2018.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Galax Wtp
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 January 2013
Feb	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 February 2020
Mar	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 March 2012
Apr	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 April 2015
May	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 May 2020
Jun	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 June 2023
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 July 2025
Aug	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	2 August 2025
Sep	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	9 September 2018
Oct	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	11 October 2018
Nov	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	12 November 2020
Dec	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1907 to 2025

23 years of record at Galax Wtp, 1907 to 2025. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1908, 1911, 1989, 1993, 2010.

Days with data per year at Galax Wtp
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1907	160	44%	No
1908	280	77%	No
1909	331	91%	Yes
1910	344	94%	Yes
1911	41	11%	No
1989	30	8%	No
1993	120	33%	No
2010	153	42%	No
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	362	99%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	363	99%	Yes
2016	365	100%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	363	99%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	365	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	365	100%	Yes
2025	362	99%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1910 to 2025

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Galax Wtp, 1910 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.7 C (53.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 10.1 C (50.1 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 12.5 C (54.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Galax Wtp as warming stripes, 1910 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1910	11.1 C	-0.61 C
2011	11.3 C	-0.33 C
2012	11.6 C	-0.09 C
2013	10.4 C	-1.28 C
2014	10.1 C	-1.58 C
2015	12.1 C	+0.46 C
2016	12.1 C	+0.42 C
2017	12.3 C	+0.65 C
2018	12.0 C	+0.36 C
2019	12.4 C	+0.71 C
2020	12.1 C	+0.43 C
2021	11.8 C	+0.12 C
2022	11.4 C	-0.28 C
2023	12.1 C	+0.41 C
2024	12.5 C	+0.82 C
2025	11.4 C	-0.25 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

1907 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Galax Wtp: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2012	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2014	-14.1 C (6.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	2018	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	2011	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1910	19 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Galax Wtp, 1907 to 2026. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Galax Wtp by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1907	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1909	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1910	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1989	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2011	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2012	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2014	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2015	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2016	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2017	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2018	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2019	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2020	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2021	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2022	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2023	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2024	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2025	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2026	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Galax Wtp, 1907 to 2026. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.1 C (6.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Galax Wtp by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1907	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1908	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1910	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1911	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1989	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1993	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2011	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2012	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2013	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2014	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2016	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2017	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2018	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2019	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2020	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2022	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2023	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2025	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2026	-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Galax Wtp, 1907 to 2026. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Galax Wtp by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1908	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1909	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1910	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1989	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2010	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2012	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2013	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2014	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2015	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2016	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2017	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2018	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2019	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2020	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2021	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2022	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2023	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2024	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2025	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2026	83.8 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Galax Wtp, 1907 to 2026. The record is 207.8 mm (8.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.7 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Galax Wtp by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1908	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1909	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1910	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1911	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1993	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2010	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
2011	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
2012	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2013	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
2014	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2015	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
2016	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2017	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
2018	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
2019	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2020	178.7 mm (7.0 in)
2021	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2022	194.5 mm (7.7 in)
2023	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
2024	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
2025	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
2026	99.3 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Galax Wtp, 1907 to 2026. The record is 32 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Galax Wtp by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	28 days
1908	19 days
1909	17 days
1910	32 days
1911	14 days
1989	5 days
1993	18 days
2010	14 days
2011	19 days
2012	27 days
2013	21 days
2014	16 days
2015	14 days
2016	19 days
2017	22 days
2018	9 days
2019	16 days
2020	12 days
2021	29 days
2022	13 days
2023	20 days
2024	31 days
2025	19 days
2026	15 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).