Saltville Weather Records (USC00447501)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saltville (USC00447501), Virginia, United States, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Saltville

Saltville (USC00447501) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.88 latitude and -81.77 longitude, 525 m (1,722 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1962, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Saltville still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saltville set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 21 March 1962.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 36.88 latitude, -81.77 longitude.
Elevation: 525 m (1,722 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1962, 33 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Saltville. 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 Saltville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Saltville still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 137.

Standing records at Saltville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1930	137
1931	94
1932	100
1933	78
1934	73
1935	78
1936	91
1937	92
1938	48
1939	70
1940	82
1941	63
1942	79
1943	76
1944	54
1945	73
1946	56
1947	78
1948	42

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 106.7 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saltville. The most was 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 14 August 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Saltville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 January 1946
Feb	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 February 1944
Mar	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 March 1959
Apr	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 April 1956
May	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 May 1939
Jun	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 June 1951
Jul	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 July 1960
Aug	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	14 August 1940
Sep	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 September 1956
Oct	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 October 1937
Nov	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	1 November 1961
Dec	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 December 1932

Period of Record Coverage

1930 to 1948

19 years of record at Saltville, 1930 to 1948. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948.

Days with data per year at Saltville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	363	99%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	364	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	354	97%	Yes
1937	345	95%	Yes
1938	348	95%	Yes
1939	345	95%	Yes
1940	331	90%	Yes
1941	351	96%	Yes
1942	355	97%	Yes
1943	341	93%	Yes
1944	354	97%	Yes
1945	348	95%	Yes
1946	358	98%	Yes
1947	356	98%	Yes
1948	271	74%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Saltville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1962	Saltville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1962	Saltville, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1962	Saltville, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1962	Saltville, US	daily rain (Tie)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1961	Saltville, US	monthly rain (Tie)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	tie	28 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1961	Saltville, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain (Tie)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1961	Saltville, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1 year	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1930 to 1947

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Saltville, 1930 to 1947. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.0 C (55.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1937, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 13.8 C (56.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Saltville as warming stripes, 1930 to 1947
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1930	12.8 C	-0.24 C
1931	13.2 C	+0.17 C
1932	13.2 C	+0.15 C
1933	13.3 C	+0.32 C
1934	12.6 C	-0.47 C
1935	12.5 C	-0.55 C
1936	12.7 C	-0.36 C
1937	12.2 C	-0.80 C
1938	13.4 C	+0.35 C
1939	13.7 C	+0.72 C
1941	13.3 C	+0.31 C
1942	12.8 C	-0.20 C
1943	12.9 C	-0.13 C
1944	13.0 C	-0.05 C
1945	13.3 C	+0.28 C
1946	13.8 C	+0.82 C
1947	12.6 C	-0.40 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

1930 to 1962

Yearly extremes at Saltville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1936	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1940	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	1940	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	1957	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1931	15 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Saltville, 1930 to 1962. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Saltville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1930	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1931	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Saltville, 1930 to 1962. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Saltville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1930	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1932	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1933	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1934	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1935	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1936	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1943	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1946	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1947	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Saltville, 1930 to 1962. The record is 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saltville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1932	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1933	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1940	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1944	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1954	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1960	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Saltville, 1930 to 1962. The record is 166.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.3 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saltville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1932	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1934	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1935	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1936	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1937	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1938	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1939	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1940	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1941	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1943	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1944	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1946	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1947	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1949	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1950	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1951	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1952	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1957	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1958	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1959	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1961	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1962	66.3 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Saltville, 1930 to 1962. The record is 25 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saltville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	16 days
1931	25 days
1932	15 days
1933	14 days
1934	12 days
1935	24 days
1936	16 days
1937	11 days
1938	20 days
1939	24 days
1940	14 days
1941	18 days
1942	18 days
1943	19 days
1944	12 days
1945	13 days
1946	13 days
1947	15 days
1948	13 days
1949	15 days
1950	20 days
1951	15 days
1952	24 days
1953	25 days
1954	15 days
1955	15 days
1956	16 days
1957	15 days
1958	22 days
1959	20 days
1960	12 days
1961	13 days
1962	10 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

31 years, 1930 to 1961

A day with at least 48.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 116.4 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Saltville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1930 to 1961.

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: 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1940; 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1939; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1949.

Download the Data

Data for Saltville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Saltville threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).