Hillsville Weather Records (USC00443991)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hillsville (USC00443991), Virginia, United States, with 66 years of record.
Key Facts for Hillsville
- Hillsville (USC00443991) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.80 latitude and -80.78 longitude, 788 m (2,585 ft) above sea level.
- The station reports from 1940 to 2005, 66 years of record.
- 0 records set at Hillsville still stand.
- Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
- Hillsville set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 11 May 2005.
About the Station
- Location: Virginia, United States, 36.80 latitude, -80.78 longitude.
- Elevation: 788 m (2,585 ft).
- Period of record: 1940 to 2005, 66 years.
- Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record| Month | Highest record high | Lowest record low | 2026 highest maximum | 2026 lowest minimum |
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records| Year set | Standing records |
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All-Time Record Progression
2 new records| Date | Kind | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-11-16 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 113.0 mm (4.4 in) |
| 1998-01-08 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 132.8 mm (5.2 in) |
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 132.8 mm (5.2 in)| Month | Record daily precipitation (mm) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 132.8 mm (5.2 in) | 8 January 1998 |
| Feb | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) | 14 February 1984 |
| Mar | 97.0 mm (3.8 in) | 1 March 1954 |
| Apr | 86.1 mm (3.4 in) | 22 April 1992 |
| May | 95.0 mm (3.7 in) | 28 May 1973 |
| Jun | 102.1 mm (4.0 in) | 9 June 2003 |
| Jul | 80.0 mm (3.1 in) | 21 July 1979 |
| Aug | 90.4 mm (3.6 in) | 13 August 1940 |
| Sep | 105.4 mm (4.1 in) | 30 September 1959 |
| Oct | 99.6 mm (3.9 in) | 8 October 1976 |
| Nov | 113.0 mm (4.4 in) | 16 November 1989 |
| Dec | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 5 December 1993 |
Latest Records
20| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2005 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) | 7 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 2005 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 55.9 mm (2.2 in) | 28.0 mm (1.1 in) | 60 years | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| 11 March 2005 | Hillsville, US | daily snowfall | 4.3 cm (1.7 in) | 4.3 cm (1.7 in) | 56 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 February 2005 | Hillsville, US | daily snowfall | 21.8 cm (8.6 in) | 6.3 cm (2.5 in) | 23 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 December 2004 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 63 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 September 2004 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 37 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 September 2004 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 4.0 mm (0.16 in) | 59 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 8 September 2004 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 40.1 mm (1.6 in) | 2.0 mm (0.08 in) | 17 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 September 2004 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) | 29.7 mm (1.2 in) | 62 years | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| 15 February 2004 | Hillsville, US | daily snowfall | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | 8.9 cm (3.5 in) | 17 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 26 January 2004 | Hillsville, US | daily snowfall (Tie) | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | tie | 16 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 December 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily snowfall | 8.9 cm (3.5 in) | 3.8 cm (1.5 in) | 32 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 19 November 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 39.1 mm (1.5 in) | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 45 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 2 July 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 42 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 19 June 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 3.0 mm (0.12 in) | 6 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 9 June 2003 | Hillsville, US | monthly rain | 102.1 mm (4.0 in) | 0.2 mm (0.01 in) | 11 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 19 April 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily rain | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 60 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 1 April 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily snow depth | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 7.7 cm (3.0 in) | 38 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 March 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily snow depth | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 53 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 March 2003 | Hillsville, US | daily snowfall | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 53 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
Extremes by Year
1940 to 2005| Measure | Record | Year of the record | Median year | Years with a value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest day (Rx1day) | 132.8 mm (5.2 in) | 1998 | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) | 66 |
| Wettest five days (Rx5day) | 188.5 mm (7.4 in) | 1976 | 99.9 mm (3.9 in) | 66 |
| Longest dry spell (CDD) | 41 days | 2000 | 18 days | 66 |
Wettest day (Rx1day)
| Year | Wettest day (Rx1day) |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 90.4 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1941 | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1942 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1943 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1944 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1945 | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1946 | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1947 | 96.8 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1948 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1949 | 67.1 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1950 | 46.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1951 | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1952 | 67.1 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1953 | 58.4 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1954 | 97.0 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1955 | 45.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1956 | 81.3 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1957 | 71.1 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1958 | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1959 | 105.4 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1960 | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1961 | 63.5 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1962 | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1963 | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1964 | 73.7 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1965 | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1966 | 100.6 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1967 | 52.6 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1968 | 86.9 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1969 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1970 | 55.1 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1971 | 43.9 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1972 | 101.6 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1973 | 95.0 mm (3.7 in) |
| 1974 | 55.9 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1975 | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1976 | 99.6 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1977 | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1978 | 67.3 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1979 | 85.1 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1980 | 58.7 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1981 | 69.3 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1982 | 43.9 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1983 | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1984 | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1985 | 79.2 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1986 | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1987 | 63.8 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1988 | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1989 | 113.0 mm (4.4 in) |
| 1990 | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1991 | 37.3 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1992 | 101.9 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1993 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1994 | 80.3 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1995 | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1996 | 88.4 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1997 | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1998 | 132.8 mm (5.2 in) |
| 1999 | 57.9 mm (2.3 in) |
| 2000 | 74.7 mm (2.9 in) |
| 2001 | 64.3 mm (2.5 in) |
| 2002 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 2003 | 102.1 mm (4.0 in) |
| 2004 | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) |
| 2005 | 70.4 mm (2.8 in) |
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
| Year | Wettest five days (Rx5day) |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 85.2 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1941 | 91.4 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1942 | 94.0 mm (3.7 in) |
| 1943 | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1944 | 87.6 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1945 | 141.8 mm (5.6 in) |
| 1946 | 77.2 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1947 | 112.7 mm (4.4 in) |
| 1948 | 102.9 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1949 | 117.2 mm (4.6 in) |
| 1950 | 121.2 mm (4.8 in) |
| 1951 | 85.9 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1952 | 72.0 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1953 | 108.8 mm (4.3 in) |
| 1954 | 98.3 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1955 | 61.4 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1956 | 120.1 mm (4.7 in) |
| 1957 | 121.4 mm (4.8 in) |
| 1958 | 92.4 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1959 | 139.6 mm (5.5 in) |
| 1960 | 85.9 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1961 | 91.0 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1962 | 104.3 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1963 | 69.6 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1964 | 92.2 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1965 | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1966 | 104.4 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1967 | 106.2 mm (4.2 in) |
| 1968 | 145.6 mm (5.7 in) |
| 1969 | 94.8 mm (3.7 in) |
| 1970 | 106.9 mm (4.2 in) |
| 1971 | 84.2 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1972 | 161.6 mm (6.4 in) |
| 1973 | 116.6 mm (4.6 in) |
| 1974 | 92.7 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1975 | 128.8 mm (5.1 in) |
| 1976 | 188.5 mm (7.4 in) |
| 1977 | 96.1 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1978 | 105.7 mm (4.2 in) |
| 1979 | 92.7 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1980 | 81.5 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1981 | 101.6 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1982 | 91.4 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1983 | 95.7 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1984 | 90.7 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1985 | 120.8 mm (4.8 in) |
| 1986 | 73.6 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1987 | 120.4 mm (4.7 in) |
| 1988 | 57.9 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1989 | 158.8 mm (6.3 in) |
| 1990 | 115.5 mm (4.5 in) |
| 1991 | 63.9 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1992 | 160.5 mm (6.3 in) |
| 1993 | 96.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1994 | 142.5 mm (5.6 in) |
| 1995 | 75.5 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1996 | 116.3 mm (4.6 in) |
| 1997 | 92.5 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1998 | 137.4 mm (5.4 in) |
| 1999 | 83.6 mm (3.3 in) |
| 2000 | 132.4 mm (5.2 in) |
| 2001 | 106.7 mm (4.2 in) |
| 2002 | 80.0 mm (3.1 in) |
| 2003 | 151.9 mm (6.0 in) |
| 2004 | 118.8 mm (4.7 in) |
| 2005 | 113.9 mm (4.5 in) |
Longest dry spell (CDD)
| Year | Longest dry spell (CDD) |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 15 days |
| 1941 | 21 days |
| 1942 | 18 days |
| 1943 | 18 days |
| 1944 | 22 days |
| 1945 | 22 days |
| 1946 | 12 days |
| 1947 | 15 days |
| 1948 | 13 days |
| 1949 | 16 days |
| 1950 | 17 days |
| 1951 | 13 days |
| 1952 | 24 days |
| 1953 | 30 days |
| 1954 | 14 days |
| 1955 | 18 days |
| 1956 | 19 days |
| 1957 | 15 days |
| 1958 | 25 days |
| 1959 | 22 days |
| 1960 | 12 days |
| 1961 | 15 days |
| 1962 | 18 days |
| 1963 | 23 days |
| 1964 | 23 days |
| 1965 | 34 days |
| 1966 | 16 days |
| 1967 | 18 days |
| 1968 | 32 days |
| 1969 | 20 days |
| 1970 | 24 days |
| 1971 | 16 days |
| 1972 | 17 days |
| 1973 | 14 days |
| 1974 | 17 days |
| 1975 | 11 days |
| 1976 | 29 days |
| 1977 | 18 days |
| 1978 | 24 days |
| 1979 | 16 days |
| 1980 | 17 days |
| 1981 | 35 days |
| 1982 | 12 days |
| 1983 | 16 days |
| 1984 | 22 days |
| 1985 | 17 days |
| 1986 | 18 days |
| 1987 | 21 days |
| 1988 | 16 days |
| 1989 | 19 days |
| 1990 | 18 days |
| 1991 | 16 days |
| 1992 | 21 days |
| 1993 | 17 days |
| 1994 | 16 days |
| 1995 | 22 days |
| 1996 | 9 days |
| 1997 | 15 days |
| 1998 | 32 days |
| 1999 | 18 days |
| 2000 | 41 days |
| 2001 | 29 days |
| 2002 | 14 days |
| 2003 | 13 days |
| 2004 | 14 days |
| 2005 | 16 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
58 years, 1942 to 2005A day with at least 67.3 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 135.1 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
| Expected about once in | A day with at least | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 67.3 mm (2.6 in) | |
| 5 years | 87.3 mm (3.4 in) | |
| 10 years | 99.7 mm (3.9 in) | |
| 25 years | 114.6 mm (4.5 in) | |
| 50 years | 125.2 mm (4.9 in) | |
| 100 years | 135.1 mm (5.3 in) | Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1942 to 2005.
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: 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1998; 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1989; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1959.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).