Lynchburg, VA

Virginia · Records since 1893–2026

⛅ 91°F Feels like 97°
Currently in Lynchburg
As of 2:30 PM EDT
🔥 7° below today's record of 98°F

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

98°F

September 11, 1897

+18° from 80° normal

❄ Record Low

43°F

September 11, 1917

-16° from 59° normal
🌞 Normal high: 80°F 🌑 Normal low: 59°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lynchburg

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 10, 1936
❄
-11°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 20, 2015
🌧
7.52"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 11, 1928
☃
16.4"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 27, 1922

First & Last Dates — Lynchburg

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
248 days
Longest growing season
1946
152 days
Shortest growing season
1973
193 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 98°F September 11, 1897
2 97°F September 11, 2019
3 96°F September 11, 1983
4 96°F September 11, 1900
5 94°F September 11, 1931
6 94°F September 11, 1912
7 93°F September 11, 1925
8 92°F September 11, 2013
9 92°F September 11, 1915
10 92°F September 11, 1895

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 43°F September 11, 1917
2 44°F September 11, 1924
3 45°F September 11, 1998
4 45°F September 11, 1976
5 45°F September 11, 1972
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
1
day
Hot Streak
1 consecutive day at or above 93°F · since September 10
2 more days to heat wave status

Heat Wave Summary — Lynchburg

threshold: 93°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
22
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
44
2026 so far
31
Avg/year 1970–2025
39
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
72
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Lynchburg

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 6, 1900 – Aug 17, 1900 12 100°F (Aug 11) 97°F 71°F
2 Jun 20, 1934 – Jun 30, 1934 11 104°F (Jun 29) 96°F 67°F
3 Jun 28, 2012 – Jul 8, 2012 11 103°F (Jun 29) 98°F 68°F
4 Jul 19, 1930 – Jul 29, 1930 11 102°F (Jul 20) 98°F 74°F
5 Jul 20, 2011 – Jul 30, 2011 11 100°F (Jul 22) 96°F 70°F
6 Aug 1, 1980 – Aug 11, 1980 11 98°F (Aug 8) 96°F 69°F
7 Jul 12, 1942 – Jul 21, 1942 10 100°F (Jul 17) 96°F 73°F
8 Jul 5, 1993 – Jul 14, 1993 10 99°F (Jul 9) 95°F 71°F
9 Jul 13, 1983 – Jul 21, 1983 9 101°F (Jul 21) 96°F 69°F
10 Jul 25, 1941 – Aug 2, 1941 9 98°F (Jul 26) 96°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

62
2026 total
above-normal nights
52.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
78
Most in a summer
2020

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1893–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1893, annual totals have trended +0.27" per decade, about +3.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Lynchburg is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

153 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

20.29"
2026 YTD
Normal: 30.00"
-9.71"
0.04"
September so far
September normal: 3.96"
-3.92"
4
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Lynchburg is 9.71" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Jun 1 – Aug 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
76.0°F
Average temperature
28th-warmest of 134
+1.5°
vs. average
Normal: 74.6°F (1991–2020)
7.69"
Precipitation
26th-driest of 133
-3.53"
vs. average
Normal: 11.22" · 69% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Jun 1 – Aug 31

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation by Year — Jun 1 – Aug 31

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.08" per decade (drier since 1893)

Warmest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1943 78.5°F
2 1934 78.3°F
3 1900 77.6°F
4 2020 77.5°F
5 1993 77.5°F
6 2021 77.4°F
7 2022 77.2°F
8 1987 77.2°F
9 2010 77.1°F
10 1936 77.1°F

Coolest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1997 71.7°F
2 1967 71.9°F
3 1946 72.1°F
4 1927 72.2°F
5 1974 72.3°F
6 1962 72.3°F
7 2000 72.3°F
8 1965 72.4°F
9 1972 72.4°F
10 2001 72.5°F

Wettest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1989 22.66"
2 1901 21.62"
3 1928 21.40"
4 1952 20.10"
5 2020 19.61"
6 1967 19.22"
7 1984 19.02"
8 1916 18.73"
9 1942 18.52"
10 1972 18.24"

Driest Jun 1 – Aug 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1930 3.89"
2 1963 3.97"
3 1987 4.83"
4 1932 4.99"
5 1926 5.53"
6 1980 5.60"
7 1968 5.60"
8 1983 5.72"
9 2008 5.74"
10 1921 6.24"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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