The Plains 2 NNE Weather Records (USC00448396)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for The Plains 2 NNE (USC00448396), Virginia, United States, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for The Plains 2 NNE

The Plains 2 NNE (USC00448396) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 38.89 latitude and -77.75 longitude, 162 m (530 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2009, 56 years of record.
1,464 records set at The Plains 2 NNE still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
The Plains 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 7 January 2009.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 38.89 latitude, -77.75 longitude.
Elevation: 162 m (530 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2009, 56 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 The Plains 2 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 The Plains 2 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)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at The Plains 2 NNE still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 375.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 266.2 mm (10.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Plains 2 NNE. The most was 266.2 mm (10.5 in) on 22 June 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at The Plains 2 NNE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	1 January 1976
Feb	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 February 1984
Mar	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	7 March 1967
Apr	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	10 April 1983
May	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	12 May 2008
Jun	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	22 June 1972
Jul	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	21 July 1956
Aug	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	13 August 1955
Sep	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	29 September 2004
Oct	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	7 October 1957
Nov	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	27 November 1993
Dec	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	11 December 1992

Period of Record Coverage

2005 to 2009

5 years of record at The Plains 2 NNE, 2005 to 2009. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2009.

Latest Records

Latest records at The Plains 2 NNE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2009	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2008	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2007	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2007	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2007	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain (Tie)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2007	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2007	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2007	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2007	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2006	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2006	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2006	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1954 to 2009

Yearly extremes at The Plains 2 NNE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2006	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2009	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	1972	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	1972	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	41 days	1955	19 days	56

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at The Plains 2 NNE, 1954 to 2009. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at The Plains 2 NNE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009	24.4 C (75.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at The Plains 2 NNE, 1954 to 2009. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at The Plains 2 NNE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2007	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at The Plains 2 NNE, 1954 to 2009. The record is 266.2 mm (10.5 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Plains 2 NNE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1955	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1956	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1957	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1958	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1959	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1961	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1962	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1964	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1966	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1968	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1970	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972	266.2 mm (10.5 in)
1973	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1979	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1980	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1982	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1983	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1985	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1990	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1993	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1994	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1995	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1996	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1998	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2001	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2002	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2003	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2004	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2005	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2006	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2007	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2008	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2009	35.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at The Plains 2 NNE, 1954 to 2009. The record is 294.9 mm (11.6 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.4 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Plains 2 NNE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1955	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1956	199.7 mm (7.9 in)
1957	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1964	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1965	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1967	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1968	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1969	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1970	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1971	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	294.9 mm (11.6 in)
1973	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1974	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1975	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1976	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1977	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1978	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1980	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1983	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1984	255.0 mm (10.0 in)
1985	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1986	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1988	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1989	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1990	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1991	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1993	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1994	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1995	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1996	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1997	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1998	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1999	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2000	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2001	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
2002	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2004	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2005	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2006	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2007	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2008	228.7 mm (9.0 in)
2009	49.6 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at The Plains 2 NNE, 1954 to 2009. The record is 41 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Plains 2 NNE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	13 days
1955	41 days
1956	17 days
1957	18 days
1958	19 days
1959	26 days
1960	12 days
1961	15 days
1962	14 days
1963	27 days
1964	29 days
1965	16 days
1966	19 days
1967	21 days
1968	25 days
1969	17 days
1970	17 days
1971	17 days
1972	11 days
1973	25 days
1974	18 days
1975	14 days
1976	19 days
1977	21 days
1978	16 days
1979	15 days
1980	15 days
1981	19 days
1982	16 days
1983	19 days
1984	22 days
1985	13 days
1986	23 days
1987	13 days
1988	18 days
1989	20 days
1990	21 days
1991	22 days
1992	16 days
1993	20 days
1994	17 days
1995	37 days
1996	12 days
1997	15 days
1998	24 days
1999	22 days
2000	22 days
2001	29 days
2002	19 days
2003	6 days
2004	17 days
2005	26 days
2006	39 days
2007	21 days
2008	25 days
2009	12 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

51 years, 1955 to 2008

A day with at least 72.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 225.3 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at The Plains 2 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	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
25 years	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
50 years	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
100 years	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1955 to 2008.

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: 266.2 mm (10.5 in) in 1972; 153.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1955; 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

Data for The Plains 2 NNE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for The Plains 2 NNE 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2005	329	90%	Yes
2006	355	97%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	89	24%	No