Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Philpott Dam 2 (USC00446692), Virginia, United States, with 54 years of record.
Key Facts for Philpott Dam 2
Philpott Dam 2 (USC00446692) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.78 latitude and -80.03 longitude, 342 m (1,123 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2006, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Philpott Dam 2 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Philpott Dam 2 set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 16 November 2006.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 36.78 latitude, -80.03 longitude.
Elevation: 342 m (1,123 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2006, 54 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 Philpott Dam 2. 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 Philpott Dam 2, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Philpott Dam 2 still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Philpott Dam 2 by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
8
1954
53
1955
27
1956
35
1957
30
1958
28
1959
41
1960
35
1961
32
1962
35
1963
33
1964
27
1965
22
1966
30
1967
35
1968
22
1969
21
1970
28
1971
32
1972
35
1973
16
1974
30
1975
16
1976
26
1977
33
1978
20
1979
25
1980
18
1981
18
1982
22
1983
33
1984
31
1985
36
1986
28
1987
6
1988
29
1989
42
1990
30
1991
48
1992
28
1993
21
1994
20
1995
23
1996
24
1997
26
1998
29
1999
18
2000
22
2001
28
2002
43
2003
23
2004
16
2005
21
2006
6
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Philpott Dam 2 between 18 August 1985 and 13 March 1993. Each dot is a new record.
When Philpott Dam 2 set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1985-08-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1987-01-23
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1987-01-26
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1987-09-08
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1990-07-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
1993-03-13
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 210.3 mm (8.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Philpott Dam 2. The most was 210.3 mm (8.3 in) on 8 September 1987.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Philpott Dam 2
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
28 January 1998
Feb
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
17 February 1998
Mar
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1 March 1987
Apr
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
16 April 1987
May
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
25 May 1982
Jun
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
21 June 1972
Jul
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
13 July 1964
Aug
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
18 August 1985
Sep
210.3 mm (8.3 in)
8 September 1987
Oct
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
11 October 1990
Nov
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
10 November 1962
Dec
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
29 December 1958
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 2006
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Philpott Dam 2, 1953 to 2006. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 2006.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Philpott Dam 2, 1954 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.3 C (55.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 15.1 C (59.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Philpott Dam 2 as warming stripes, 1954 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
13.7 C
+0.36 C
1956
13.6 C
+0.27 C
1957
13.8 C
+0.52 C
1958
12.6 C
-0.72 C
1959
13.9 C
+0.63 C
1960
12.2 C
-1.08 C
1962
12.6 C
-0.69 C
1963
12.8 C
-0.53 C
1964
13.0 C
-0.28 C
1965
13.1 C
-0.19 C
1966
12.4 C
-0.91 C
1967
12.7 C
-0.63 C
1968
12.8 C
-0.51 C
1969
12.6 C
-0.66 C
1970
13.2 C
-0.06 C
1971
13.4 C
+0.05 C
1972
12.5 C
-0.76 C
1973
13.4 C
+0.07 C
1974
13.5 C
+0.21 C
1975
13.3 C
-0.01 C
1978
12.2 C
-1.06 C
1979
12.4 C
-0.89 C
1981
12.4 C
-0.92 C
1982
13.1 C
-0.24 C
1983
12.8 C
-0.55 C
1984
13.3 C
-0.04 C
1985
13.4 C
+0.07 C
1986
13.6 C
+0.26 C
1987
13.2 C
-0.09 C
1988
12.6 C
-0.68 C
1989
13.2 C
-0.11 C
1990
15.1 C
+1.79 C
1991
14.9 C
+1.55 C
1992
13.6 C
+0.28 C
1993
14.0 C
+0.65 C
1994
14.2 C
+0.93 C
1995
14.2 C
+0.85 C
1996
13.4 C
+0.13 C
1997
12.9 C
-0.36 C
1998
14.5 C
+1.24 C
2000
13.2 C
-0.09 C
2001
13.8 C
+0.46 C
2002
14.1 C
+0.81 C
2003
13.4 C
+0.07 C
2004
14.0 C
+0.74 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1954 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Philpott Dam 2
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1954 to 2004
45
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.18 C (0.04 to 0.32) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1954 to 2004
45
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1954 to 2004
45
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
1953 to 2006
Yearly extremes at Philpott Dam 2: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1987
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
340.8 mm (13.4 in)
1996
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
54
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
2000
20 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Philpott Dam 2, 1953 to 2006. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Philpott Dam 2 by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1953
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1981
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Philpott Dam 2, 1953 to 2006. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Philpott Dam 2 by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1955
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1959
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1964
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1973
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1979
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1984
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1985
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1988
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1992
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1993
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1994
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1996
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1999
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2000
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2001
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2002
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2005
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Philpott Dam 2, 1953 to 2006. The record is 210.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Philpott Dam 2 by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1955
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1957
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1958
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1959
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1960
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1963
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1965
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1969
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1971
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1973
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1975
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1977
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1980
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1983
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1986
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1987
210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1988
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1990
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1991
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1996
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1997
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1998
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1999
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2003
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2004
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2005
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Philpott Dam 2, 1953 to 2006. The record is 340.8 mm (13.4 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.8 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Philpott Dam 2 by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1955
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956
148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1957
196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1958
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1959
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1960
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1961
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1962
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1963
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1965
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1967
198.3 mm (7.8 in)
1968
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1969
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970
186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1971
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1972
216.3 mm (8.5 in)
1973
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1975
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1976
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1977
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1979
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1980
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1982
165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1983
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1984
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1985
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1986
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1987
322.1 mm (12.7 in)
1988
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1989
162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1990
240.5 mm (9.5 in)
1991
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1992
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1993
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1994
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1995
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996
340.8 mm (13.4 in)
1997
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1998
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1999
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2000
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2001
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2002
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2003
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
2004
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
2005
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2006
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Philpott Dam 2, 1953 to 2006. The record is 44 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Philpott Dam 2 by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953
29 days
1954
24 days
1955
16 days
1956
19 days
1957
11 days
1958
23 days
1959
20 days
1960
12 days
1961
15 days
1962
17 days
1963
23 days
1964
32 days
1965
32 days
1966
19 days
1967
18 days
1968
25 days
1969
22 days
1970
21 days
1971
20 days
1972
17 days
1973
19 days
1974
21 days
1975
13 days
1976
20 days
1977
24 days
1978
21 days
1979
12 days
1980
20 days
1981
21 days
1982
17 days
1983
18 days
1984
22 days
1985
20 days
1986
22 days
1987
21 days
1988
16 days
1989
20 days
1990
17 days
1991
34 days
1992
21 days
1993
31 days
1994
15 days
1995
22 days
1996
13 days
1997
15 days
1998
20 days
1999
26 days
2000
44 days
2001
29 days
2002
29 days
2003
16 days
2004
15 days
2005
32 days
2006
18 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
45 years with a frost
Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Philpott Dam 2 falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 25 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Philpott Dam 2
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1971 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
n/a
14 April
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
25 October
n/a
28 October
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
191 days
n/a
191 days
n/a
+2.9 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
53 years, 1954 to 2006
A day with at least 77.8 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 226.8 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Philpott Dam 2: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
25 years
161.4 mm (6.4 in)
50 years
191.7 mm (7.5 in)
100 years
226.8 mm (8.9 in)
Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1954 to 2006.
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: 210.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1987; 175.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1985; 159.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1979.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.