Randolph 5 NNE Weather Records (USC00447025)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Randolph 5 NNE (USC00447025), Virginia, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Randolph 5 NNE

Randolph 5 NNE (USC00447025) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.98 latitude and -78.70 longitude, 107 m (351 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1983, 79 years of record.
1,434 records set at Randolph 5 NNE still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Randolph 5 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 25 November 1983.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 36.98 latitude, -78.70 longitude.
Elevation: 107 m (351 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1983, 79 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Randolph 5 NNE. 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 Randolph 5 NNE, 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)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,434 standing records

1,434 records at Randolph 5 NNE still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 1,005.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Randolph 5 NNE between 15 August 1940 and 25 September 1947. Each dot is a new record.

When Randolph 5 NNE set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1940-08-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1944-09-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1947-09-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 241.6 mm (9.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 241.6 mm (9.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Randolph 5 NNE. The most was 241.6 mm (9.5 in) on 25 September 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Randolph 5 NNE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 January 1918
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	4 February 1920
Mar	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	30 March 1975
Apr	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 April 1978
May	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 May 1948
Jun	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	16 June 1916
Jul	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	14 July 1975
Aug	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	15 August 1940
Sep	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	25 September 1947
Oct	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 October 1971
Nov	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 November 1944
Dec	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 December 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1920 to 1921

2 years of record at Randolph 5 NNE, 1920 to 1921. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1920, 1921.

Latest Records

Latest records at Randolph 5 NNE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1983	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1983	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1983	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1983	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1983	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1982	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1982	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	9 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1982	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1982	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1981	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1981	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1981	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1981	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1980	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1980	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1980	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1979	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1979	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1979	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Randolph 5 NNE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1921	37.0 C (98.5 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1920	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	1947	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	283.4 mm (11.2 in)	1908	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1919	23 days	79

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Randolph 5 NNE, 1905 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Randolph 5 NNE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Randolph 5 NNE, 1905 to 1983. The record is -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Randolph 5 NNE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1921	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Randolph 5 NNE, 1905 to 1983. The record is 241.6 mm (9.5 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Randolph 5 NNE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1909	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1911	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1913	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1916	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1938	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1941	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1942	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1945	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1946	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1948	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1949	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1955	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1956	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1959	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1962	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1966	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1969	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1971	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1973	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1975	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1976	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1977	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1980	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1983	69.9 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Randolph 5 NNE, 1905 to 1983. The record is 283.4 mm (11.2 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.6 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Randolph 5 NNE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1906	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1908	283.4 mm (11.2 in)
1909	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1910	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1912	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1913	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1914	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1916	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1917	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1918	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1919	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1920	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1923	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1925	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1926	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1928	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1929	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1930	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1931	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1932	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1934	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1935	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1936	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1938	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1939	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1941	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1942	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1943	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	248.0 mm (9.8 in)
1945	268.2 mm (10.6 in)
1946	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1947	246.9 mm (9.7 in)
1948	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1949	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1950	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1951	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1953	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1954	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1955	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1956	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1957	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1958	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1959	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1960	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1961	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1962	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1963	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1964	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1965	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1966	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1967	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1968	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1969	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1970	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1972	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1973	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1974	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1975	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1976	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1978	169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1979	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1980	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1982	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983	82.9 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Randolph 5 NNE, 1905 to 1983. The record is 40 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Randolph 5 NNE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	20 days
1906	23 days
1907	20 days
1908	22 days
1909	23 days
1910	14 days
1911	32 days
1912	19 days
1913	15 days
1914	28 days
1915	22 days
1916	23 days
1917	29 days
1918	23 days
1919	40 days
1920	27 days
1921	28 days
1922	36 days
1923	23 days
1924	25 days
1925	11 days
1926	20 days
1927	13 days
1928	16 days
1929	18 days
1930	33 days
1931	21 days
1932	33 days
1933	23 days
1934	14 days
1935	16 days
1936	24 days
1937	11 days
1938	26 days
1939	16 days
1940	13 days
1941	23 days
1942	22 days
1943	33 days
1944	29 days
1945	23 days
1946	25 days
1947	16 days
1948	19 days
1949	20 days
1950	22 days
1951	22 days
1952	23 days
1953	31 days
1954	24 days
1955	20 days
1956	20 days
1957	17 days
1958	21 days
1959	35 days
1960	17 days
1961	15 days
1962	26 days
1963	33 days
1964	31 days
1965	33 days
1966	24 days
1967	28 days
1968	25 days
1969	17 days
1970	26 days
1971	16 days
1972	14 days
1973	27 days
1974	25 days
1975	24 days
1976	20 days
1977	19 days
1978	23 days
1979	12 days
1980	28 days
1981	18 days
1982	28 days
1983	19 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

70 years, 1905 to 1982

A day with at least 59.6 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 252.9 mm (10.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Randolph 5 NNE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
50 years	195.8 mm (7.7 in)
100 years	252.9 mm (10.0 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1905 to 1982.

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: 241.6 mm (9.5 in) in 1947; 225.6 mm (8.9 in) in 1944; 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1940.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

Days with data per year at Randolph 5 NNE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1920	128	35%	No
1921	269	74%	No