Sperryville Weather Records (USC00447985)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sperryville (USC00447985), Virginia, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Sperryville

Sperryville (USC00447985) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 38.66 latitude and -78.23 longitude, 229 m (750 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1995 to 2026, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sperryville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sperryville set a daily record high maximum temperature of 29.4 C (84.9 F) on 2 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 38.66 latitude, -78.23 longitude.
Elevation: 229 m (750 ft).
Period of record: 1995 to 2026, 32 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

23 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sperryville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 23 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Sperryville, 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)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sperryville still stand. 2018 holds the most, with 92.

Standing records at Sperryville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1995	6
1996	53
1997	46
1998	80
1999	54
2000	66
2001	54
2002	68
2003	40
2004	48
2005	21
2006	40
2007	51
2008	34
2009	38
2010	39
2011	44
2012	40
2013	49
2014	55
2015	54
2016	59
2017	65
2018	92
2019	39
2020	32
2021	33
2022	35
2023	44
2024	30
2025	24
2026	31

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 139.4 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sperryville. The most was 139.4 mm (5.5 in) on 7 September 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sperryville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 January 2024
Feb	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 February 1998
Mar	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	13 March 2010
Apr	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	17 April 2011
May	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	16 May 2014
Jun	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	11 June 2021
Jul	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 July 2014
Aug	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	9 August 2024
Sep	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	7 September 1996
Oct	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 October 2012
Nov	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 November 2005
Dec	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1995 to 2026

32 years of record at Sperryville, 1995 to 2026. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and others.

Days with data per year at Sperryville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1995	29	8%	No
1996	343	94%	Yes
1997	350	96%	Yes
1998	356	98%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	355	97%	Yes
2003	352	96%	Yes
2004	351	96%	Yes
2005	269	74%	No
2006	339	93%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	306	84%	No
2009	304	83%	No
2010	330	90%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	357	98%	Yes
2013	328	90%	No
2014	317	87%	No
2015	313	86%	No
2016	318	87%	No
2017	304	83%	No
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	335	92%	Yes
2020	344	94%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	329	90%	Yes
2023	319	87%	No
2024	278	76%	No
2025	264	72%	No
2026	229	63%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sperryville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high max (Provisional)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2026	Sperryville, US	daily low max (Provisional)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2026	Sperryville, US	daily low max (Provisional)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2026	Sperryville, US	daily rain (Provisional)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high max (Provisional)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high min (Provisional)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high max (Provisional)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Sperryville, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026	Sperryville, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	17 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2026	Sperryville, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high min (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2026	Sperryville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026	Sperryville, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	3 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026	Sperryville, US	daily high max (Tie)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2026	Sperryville, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2026	Sperryville, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2026	Sperryville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	5 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1999 to 2021

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Sperryville, 1999 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 11.4 C (52.5 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 13.5 C (56.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sperryville as warming stripes, 1999 to 2021
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1999	13.1 C	+0.26 C
2000	12.5 C	-0.38 C
2001	12.8 C	-0.02 C
2002	13.1 C	+0.27 C
2003	12.1 C	-0.74 C
2004	12.8 C	-0.04 C
2006	13.1 C	+0.22 C
2007	13.0 C	+0.21 C
2011	12.7 C	-0.10 C
2012	13.1 C	+0.29 C
2014	11.4 C	-1.46 C
2016	13.5 C	+0.68 C
2018	13.4 C	+0.58 C
2021	13.1 C	+0.28 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

1995 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Sperryville: 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)	1999	35.9 C (96.5 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1996	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	1996	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	255.2 mm (10.0 in)	1996	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	2001	16 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sperryville, 1995 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sperryville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1995	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2009	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2014	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2015	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2016	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2017	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2021	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2023	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2024	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2026	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sperryville, 1995 to 2026. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sperryville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1995	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1996	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1997	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2001	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2002	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2004	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2005	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2007	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2008	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2010	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2011	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2012	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2013	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2014	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2015	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2017	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2018	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2019	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2020	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2021	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2022	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2023	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2024	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2025	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2026	-16.1 C (3.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sperryville, 1995 to 2026. The record is 139.4 mm (5.5 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sperryville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1995	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1996	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1997	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1999	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2000	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2001	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2004	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2005	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2006	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2007	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2008	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2009	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2010	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2011	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2012	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2013	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2015	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2016	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2017	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2018	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2019	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2020	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2021	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2022	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2023	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2024	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2025	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2026	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sperryville, 1995 to 2026. The record is 255.2 mm (10.0 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.1 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sperryville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1995	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996	255.2 mm (10.0 in)
1997	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1998	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1999	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
2000	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2001	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2002	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2003	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2004	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2005	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2006	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2007	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2008	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2009	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2010	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2011	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
2012	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2013	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2014	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2015	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
2016	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2017	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2018	244.3 mm (9.6 in)
2019	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2020	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2021	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
2022	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2023	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2024	156.1 mm (6.1 in)
2025	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2026	82.3 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sperryville, 1995 to 2026. The record is 38 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sperryville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1995	10 days
1996	13 days
1997	18 days
1998	24 days
1999	22 days
2000	22 days
2001	38 days
2002	19 days
2003	16 days
2004	23 days
2005	18 days
2006	18 days
2007	14 days
2008	25 days
2009	11 days
2010	16 days
2011	18 days
2012	18 days
2013	14 days
2014	11 days
2015	14 days
2016	16 days
2017	22 days
2018	17 days
2019	12 days
2020	8 days
2021	18 days
2022	10 days
2023	12 days
2024	12 days
2025	12 days
2026	13 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.

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).