Luray 5 E Weather Records (USC00445096)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Luray 5 E (USC00445096), Virginia, United States, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Luray 5 E

Luray 5 E (USC00445096) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 38.67 latitude and -78.37 longitude, 427 m (1,400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 2026, 86 years of record.
1,464 records set at Luray 5 E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Luray 5 E set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 11 August 2026.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 38.67 latitude, -78.37 longitude.
Elevation: 427 m (1,400 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 2026, 86 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Luray 5 E. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Luray 5 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Feb	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Luray 5 E still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 42.

Standing records at Luray 5 E by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1941	34
1942	19
1943	20
1944	10
1945	33
1946	25
1947	24
1948	25
1949	20
1950	28
1951	17
1952	25
1953	23
1954	34
1955	14
1956	22
1957	18
1958	11
1959	17
1960	20
1961	17
1962	21
1963	29
1964	23
1965	17
1966	26
1967	29
1968	17
1969	13
1970	14
1971	18
1972	23
1973	15
1974	31
1975	9
1976	20
1977	17
1978	7
1979	17
1980	14
1981	11
1982	16
1983	17
1984	21
1985	16
1986	13
1987	17
1988	42
1989	23
1990	27
1991	17
1992	10
1993	14
1994	8
1995	5
1996	18
1997	9
1998	25
1999	16
2000	12
2001	15
2002	23
2003	5
2007	6
2008	8
2009	7
2010	15
2011	12
2012	14
2013	15
2014	13
2015	29
2016	12
2017	20
2018	36
2019	8
2020	9
2021	3
2022	13
2023	15
2024	13
2025	8
2026	12

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Luray 5 E between 11 January 1982 and 6 September 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Luray 5 E set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-01-11	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1988-07-08	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988-07-17	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1994-03-03	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 85.1 cm (33.5 in)
1994-03-03	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 96.5 cm (38.0 in)
1996-02-05	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1996-09-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 239.3 mm (9.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 239.3 mm (9.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Luray 5 E. The most was 239.3 mm (9.4 in) on 6 September 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Luray 5 E
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	14 January 1968
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	13 February 1972
Mar	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	1 March 1954
Apr	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 April 1992
May	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	14 May 2025
Jun	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	22 June 1972
Jul	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	4 July 1941
Aug	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	18 August 1955
Sep	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	6 September 1996
Oct	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	15 October 1942
Nov	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	3 November 1947
Dec	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	10 December 1992

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 2026

83 years of record at Luray 5 E, 1941 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2026.

Days with data per year at Luray 5 E
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1941	305	84%	No
1942	348	95%	Yes
1943	356	98%	Yes
1944	362	99%	Yes
1945	352	96%	Yes
1946	357	98%	Yes
1947	359	98%	Yes
1948	358	98%	Yes
1949	361	99%	Yes
1950	351	96%	Yes
1951	358	98%	Yes
1952	347	95%	Yes
1953	356	98%	Yes
1954	360	99%	Yes
1955	358	98%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	336	92%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	334	92%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	351	96%	Yes
1975	360	99%	Yes
1976	333	91%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	341	93%	Yes
1979	353	97%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	353	97%	Yes
1984	348	95%	Yes
1985	336	92%	Yes
1986	362	99%	Yes
1987	361	99%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	358	98%	Yes
1990	362	99%	Yes
1991	361	99%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	361	99%	Yes
1994	351	96%	Yes
1995	334	92%	Yes
1996	335	92%	Yes
1997	332	91%	Yes
1998	345	95%	Yes
1999	361	99%	Yes
2000	331	90%	Yes
2001	352	96%	Yes
2002	341	93%	Yes
2003	286	78%	No
2007	174	48%	No
2008	357	98%	Yes
2009	318	87%	No
2010	362	99%	Yes
2011	335	92%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	359	98%	Yes
2016	363	99%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	349	96%	Yes
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	363	99%	Yes
2021	353	97%	Yes
2022	361	99%	Yes
2023	362	99%	Yes
2024	365	100%	Yes
2025	364	100%	Yes
2026	230	63%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Luray 5 E
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	13 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high min (Tie)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	tie	63 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026	Luray 5 E, US	monthly high min (Tie)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	tie	82 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2026	Luray 5 E, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2025	Luray 5 E, US	daily low max (Tie)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2025	Luray 5 E, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	51 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2025	Luray 5 E, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

67 complete years, 1943 to 2025

One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Luray 5 E, 1943 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.2 C (53.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 10.3 C (50.6 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 13.8 C (56.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Luray 5 E as warming stripes, 1943 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1943	12.7 C	+0.48 C
1944	12.4 C	+0.22 C
1945	12.5 C	+0.34 C
1946	12.3 C	+0.09 C
1947	12.2 C	0.00 C
1948	12.1 C	-0.09 C
1949	13.2 C	+1.03 C
1950	12.2 C	+0.03 C
1951	12.9 C	+0.73 C
1952	12.8 C	+0.60 C
1953	13.8 C	+1.64 C
1954	13.3 C	+1.08 C
1955	13.2 C	+1.00 C
1956	12.9 C	+0.69 C
1957	12.8 C	+0.67 C
1958	11.3 C	-0.84 C
1959	13.3 C	+1.14 C
1960	11.8 C	-0.35 C
1961	12.2 C	-0.01 C
1962	11.7 C	-0.46 C
1963	11.6 C	-0.53 C
1964	12.2 C	+0.05 C
1965	12.2 C	0.00 C
1966	10.3 C	-1.83 C
1967	10.3 C	-1.84 C
1969	10.9 C	-1.26 C
1971	11.5 C	-0.68 C
1972	11.1 C	-1.12 C
1973	11.6 C	-0.56 C
1974	11.1 C	-1.06 C
1975	11.6 C	-0.56 C
1977	11.5 C	-0.68 C
1978	10.8 C	-1.40 C
1979	10.8 C	-1.35 C
1980	10.9 C	-1.25 C
1981	10.3 C	-1.84 C
1982	11.1 C	-1.12 C
1983	11.1 C	-1.03 C
1984	12.1 C	-0.04 C
1985	12.1 C	-0.10 C
1986	11.7 C	-0.48 C
1987	11.6 C	-0.53 C
1988	11.7 C	-0.48 C
1989	11.9 C	-0.32 C
1990	13.3 C	+1.16 C
1991	13.0 C	+0.86 C
1992	11.4 C	-0.73 C
1994	12.1 C	-0.05 C
1996	12.3 C	+0.09 C
1998	13.7 C	+1.53 C
1999	13.1 C	+0.93 C
2001	12.9 C	+0.74 C
2008	11.9 C	-0.32 C
2010	12.4 C	+0.20 C
2012	13.2 C	+1.07 C
2013	11.8 C	-0.42 C
2014	11.3 C	-0.90 C
2015	12.5 C	+0.34 C
2016	13.0 C	+0.82 C
2017	13.1 C	+0.89 C
2019	13.1 C	+0.92 C
2020	13.0 C	+0.86 C
2021	13.1 C	+0.88 C
2022	12.3 C	+0.08 C
2023	13.3 C	+1.14 C
2024	13.7 C	+1.56 C
2025	12.8 C	+0.59 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1943 to 2025 is 0.06 C (-0.03 to 0.15) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (-0.05 to 0.26) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Luray 5 E
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.06 C (-0.03 to 0.15) per decade	0.11 F (-0.05 to 0.26) per decade	1943 to 2025	67	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.07 C (-0.17 to 0.02) per decade	-0.13 F (-0.31 to 0.04) per decade	1943 to 2025	67	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1943 to 2025	67	Rise

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

1941 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Luray 5 E: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1988	35.6 C (96.1 F)	83
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1996	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	83
Wettest day (Rx1day)	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	1996	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	364.1 mm (14.3 in)	1996	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1995	19 days	86

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Luray 5 E, 1941 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Luray 5 E by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1941	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2016	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2017	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2018	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2019	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2021	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2022	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2023	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2024	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2026	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Luray 5 E, 1941 to 2026. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Luray 5 E by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1941	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1952	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1955	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1960	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1975	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1984	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1987	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1995	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1997	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1998	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2000	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2003	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2014	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2015	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2016	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2017	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2018	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2019	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2020	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2021	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2022	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2023	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2024	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2025	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2026	-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Luray 5 E, 1941 to 2026. The record is 239.3 mm (9.4 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Luray 5 E by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1943	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1946	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1948	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1955	224.0 mm (8.8 in)
1956	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1960	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1962	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1963	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1969	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1970	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1971	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1973	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1974	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1976	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1980	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1982	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1984	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1986	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1990	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1991	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1993	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1994	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	239.3 mm (9.4 in)
1997	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1998	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1999	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2003	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
2004	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2005	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2007	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2009	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2010	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2011	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2012	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2013	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2014	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2015	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2017	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2018	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2019	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2020	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2021	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2022	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2023	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2024	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2025	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2026	61.5 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Luray 5 E, 1941 to 2026. The record is 364.1 mm (14.3 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.8 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Luray 5 E by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1942	270.5 mm (10.6 in)
1943	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1946	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1947	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1948	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1949	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1950	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1951	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1953	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1955	266.5 mm (10.5 in)
1956	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1957	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1958	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1960	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1961	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1962	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1963	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1964	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1965	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1968	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1969	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1970	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1971	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1972	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1973	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1974	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1975	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1976	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1977	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1978	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1980	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1982	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1983	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1984	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1985	250.0 mm (9.8 in)
1986	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1987	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1988	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1990	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1991	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1992	157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1993	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1994	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1995	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1996	364.1 mm (14.3 in)
1997	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1998	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1999	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2000	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
2001	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
2002	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2003	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
2004	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
2005	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
2006	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2007	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2008	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2009	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2010	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2011	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
2012	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2013	161.1 mm (6.3 in)
2014	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
2015	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
2016	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
2017	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2018	193.2 mm (7.6 in)
2019	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2020	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2021	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2022	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2023	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2024	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
2025	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
2026	72.9 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Luray 5 E, 1941 to 2026. The record is 38 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Luray 5 E by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941	25 days
1942	19 days
1943	33 days
1944	25 days
1945	22 days
1946	29 days
1947	14 days
1948	13 days
1949	17 days
1950	25 days
1951	23 days
1952	22 days
1953	20 days
1954	25 days
1955	22 days
1956	17 days
1957	14 days
1958	24 days
1959	23 days
1960	21 days
1961	15 days
1962	21 days
1963	32 days
1964	29 days
1965	27 days
1966	26 days
1967	18 days
1968	28 days
1969	17 days
1970	20 days
1971	17 days
1972	14 days
1973	19 days
1974	18 days
1975	11 days
1976	24 days
1977	30 days
1978	19 days
1979	22 days
1980	20 days
1981	19 days
1982	14 days
1983	15 days
1984	12 days
1985	27 days
1986	28 days
1987	15 days
1988	16 days
1989	16 days
1990	18 days
1991	23 days
1992	14 days
1993	17 days
1994	26 days
1995	38 days
1996	11 days
1997	15 days
1998	21 days
1999	22 days
2000	22 days
2001	38 days
2002	18 days
2003	16 days
2004	17 days
2005	18 days
2006	19 days
2007	15 days
2008	22 days
2009	17 days
2010	18 days
2011	20 days
2012	20 days
2013	14 days
2014	11 days
2015	15 days
2016	15 days
2017	23 days
2018	17 days
2019	17 days
2020	11 days
2021	28 days
2022	10 days
2023	11 days
2024	25 days
2025	17 days
2026	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

67 years with a frost

Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Luray 5 E falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 160 days between them.

In 1983 to 2025 the median growing season was 168 days. That is 15 days more than in 1943 to 1974.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Luray 5 E
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1943 to 1974)	Recent period (1983 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	4 May	10 May	29 April	11 days earlier	-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	9 October	6 October	15 October	9 days later	+2.1 days per decade
Growing days	160 days	153 days	168 days	15 days more	+4.0 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

82 years, 1942 to 2025

A day with at least 69.4 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 222.0 mm (8.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Luray 5 E: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
50 years	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
100 years	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1942 to 2025.

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: 239.3 mm (9.4 in) in 1996; 224.0 mm (8.8 in) in 1955; 164.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1942.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Luray 5 E, at 1988. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1988 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Luray 5 E, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1988	+0.5	+0.8	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2008 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2025, Luray 5 E had a mean temperature of 12.7 C (54.8 F) and 1,025.1 mm (40.4 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lexington (United States, 136 km away), Rocky Mt (United States, 231 km away) and Chatham (United States, 224 km away).

Climate twins of Luray 5 E: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Lexington	United States	136 km (85 mi)	12.8 C (55.1 F)	958.5 mm (37.7 in)	0.53
Rocky Mt	United States	231 km (144 mi)	12.7 C (54.8 F)	1,113.4 mm (43.8 in)	0.55
Chatham	United States	224 km (139 mi)	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1,117.2 mm (44.0 in)	0.58

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).