Saluda Weather Records (USC00447514)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saluda (USC00447514), Virginia, United States, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Saluda

Saluda (USC00447514) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.60 latitude and -76.60 longitude, 34 m (112 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1951, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Saluda still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 37.60 latitude, -76.60 longitude.
Elevation: 34 m (112 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1951, 59 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Saluda. 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 Saluda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Saluda still stand. 1943 holds the most, with 200.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saluda. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 22 October 1893.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Saluda
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 January 1944
Feb	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 February 1893
Mar	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 March 1942
Apr	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 April 1894
May	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 May 1945
Jun	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 June 1949
Jul	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2 July 1942
Aug	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 August 1949
Sep	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 September 1945
Oct	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	22 October 1893
Nov	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	9 November 1893
Dec	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 December 1946

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1951

13 years of record at Saluda, 1893 to 1951. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951.

Days with data per year at Saluda
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	363	99%	Yes
1894	151	41%	No
1941	153	42%	No
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	356	98%	Yes
1947	220	60%	No
1948	207	57%	No
1949	121	33%	No
1950	108	30%	No
1951	6	2%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Saluda: 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)	1944	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1893	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	1893	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	13
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	205.3 mm (8.1 in)	1945	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	12
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	1947	22 days	13

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Saluda, 1893 to 1951. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Saluda by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1894	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	22.8 C (73.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Saluda, 1893 to 1951. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Saluda by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1894	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1941	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1943	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1944	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1946	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1950	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1951	-7.2 C (19.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Saluda, 1893 to 1951. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saluda by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1894	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1946	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Saluda, 1893 to 1951. The record is 205.3 mm (8.1 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.0 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saluda by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	n/a
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1943	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1944	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1945	205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1946	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1947	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1948	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1949	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1950	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Saluda, 1893 to 1951. The record is 39 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saluda by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	3 days
1894	2 days
1941	35 days
1942	23 days
1943	23 days
1944	22 days
1945	16 days
1946	25 days
1947	39 days
1948	12 days
1949	26 days
1950	17 days
1951	8 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.

Download the Data

Data for Saluda standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Saluda 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).