Norfolk Rich Weather Records (USW00093773)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Norfolk Rich (USW00093773), Virginia, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Norfolk Rich

Norfolk Rich (USW00093773) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.98 latitude and -77.01 longitude, 78 m (255 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1997 to 2026, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Norfolk Rich 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, 36.98 latitude, -77.01 longitude.
Elevation: 78 m (255 ft).
Period of record: 1997 to 2026, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

18 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Norfolk Rich. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Norfolk Rich, 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)	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)
Nov	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Dec	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Norfolk Rich still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Norfolk Rich by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1997	5
1998	62
1999	66
2000	56
2001	70
2002	77
2003	48
2004	56
2005	44
2006	48
2007	60
2008	51
2009	42
2010	79
2011	39
2012	45
2013	46
2014	58
2015	61
2016	52
2017	52
2018	57
2019	38
2020	50
2021	41
2022	48
2023	39
2024	34
2025	40

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 169.4 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Norfolk Rich. The most was 169.4 mm (6.7 in) on 30 September 2010.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Norfolk Rich
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 January 2024
Feb	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 February 2020
Mar	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 March 2008
Apr	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 April 2008
May	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	23 May 2010
Jun	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	7 June 2013
Jul	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	12 July 2024
Aug	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	25 August 2012
Sep	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	30 September 2010
Oct	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	7 October 2006
Nov	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 November 2009
Dec	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	11 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1997 to 2025

29 years of record at Norfolk Rich, 1997 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1997.

Days with data per year at Norfolk Rich
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1997	61	17%	No
1998	357	98%	Yes
1999	360	99%	Yes
2000	360	98%	Yes
2001	352	96%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	355	97%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	355	97%	Yes
2009	360	99%	Yes
2010	360	99%	Yes
2011	362	99%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	360	99%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	364	100%	Yes
2016	364	99%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	365	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

28 complete years, 1998 to 2025

One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Norfolk Rich, 1998 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.4 C (59.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2003, at 14.2 C (57.6 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Norfolk Rich as warming stripes, 1998 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	15.9 C	+0.49 C
1999	15.4 C	-0.01 C
2000	14.5 C	-0.94 C
2001	15.0 C	-0.43 C
2002	15.4 C	+0.03 C
2003	14.2 C	-1.17 C
2004	14.6 C	-0.83 C
2005	14.7 C	-0.70 C
2006	15.1 C	-0.28 C
2007	15.2 C	-0.18 C
2008	15.7 C	+0.28 C
2009	15.3 C	-0.13 C
2010	15.4 C	-0.02 C
2011	15.7 C	+0.30 C
2012	15.9 C	+0.47 C
2013	14.9 C	-0.54 C
2014	14.6 C	-0.81 C
2015	15.7 C	+0.32 C
2016	15.7 C	+0.33 C
2017	15.8 C	+0.42 C
2018	15.8 C	+0.38 C
2019	16.3 C	+0.89 C
2020	16.3 C	+0.89 C
2021	16.0 C	+0.62 C
2022	15.5 C	+0.09 C
2023	15.9 C	+0.46 C
2024	15.9 C	+0.52 C
2025	14.8 C	-0.57 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

1997 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Norfolk Rich: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2010	37.0 C (98.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	2018	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	2010	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	351.3 mm (13.8 in)	2010	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	2000	19 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Norfolk Rich, 1997 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Norfolk Rich by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1997	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1998	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2020	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2024	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026	37.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Norfolk Rich, 1997 to 2026. The record is -24.3 C (-11.7 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.6 C (11.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Norfolk Rich by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1997	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1999	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2001	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2004	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006	-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2007	-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2008	-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2009	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2010	-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2011	-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2012	-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2013	-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2014	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
2015	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2016	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
2017	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2018	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
2019	-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2020	-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2021	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2022	-12.7 C (9.1 F)
2023	-8.2 C (17.2 F)
2024	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
2025	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2026	-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Norfolk Rich, 1997 to 2026. The record is 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Norfolk Rich by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1997	n/a
1998	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2000	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2002	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2004	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2005	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2006	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
2007	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2008	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2009	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2010	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
2011	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2012	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2013	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2014	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2015	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2016	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2017	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2018	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2019	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2020	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2021	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2022	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2023	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2024	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2025	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2026	41.1 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Norfolk Rich, 1997 to 2026. The record is 351.3 mm (13.8 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.9 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Norfolk Rich by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1997	n/a
1998	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1999	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2000	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2001	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2002	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
2003	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
2004	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
2005	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2006	265.9 mm (10.5 in)
2007	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
2008	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2009	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2010	351.3 mm (13.8 in)
2011	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
2012	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
2013	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
2014	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
2015	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2016	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2017	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
2018	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
2019	192.9 mm (7.6 in)
2020	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2021	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2022	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2023	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2024	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2025	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2026	74.9 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Norfolk Rich, 1997 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Norfolk Rich by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1997	n/a
1998	24 days
1999	21 days
2000	40 days
2001	40 days
2002	19 days
2003	12 days
2004	16 days
2005	22 days
2006	17 days
2007	18 days
2008	15 days
2009	20 days
2010	16 days
2011	18 days
2012	14 days
2013	23 days
2014	13 days
2015	22 days
2016	15 days
2017	25 days
2018	12 days
2019	30 days
2020	10 days
2021	23 days
2022	18 days
2023	20 days
2024	39 days
2025	16 days
2026	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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

28 years with a frost

Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Norfolk Rich falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 2 November, which leaves a median of 207 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Norfolk Rich
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1998 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	10 April	n/a	10 April	n/a	+4.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	2 November	n/a	2 November	n/a	+6.2 days per decade
Growing days	207 days	n/a	207 days	n/a	+1.3 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Download the Data

Data for Norfolk Rich standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Norfolk Rich 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).