What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach's hottest day on record reached 104°F, set on June 30, 1945. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 35°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 69°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Virginia Beach?

The all-time record high in Virginia Beach is 104°F, recorded on June 30, 1945. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach's coldest day on record bottomed out at -3°F, set on January 21, 1985. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Virginia Beach?

The all-time record low in Virginia Beach is -3°F, recorded on January 21, 1985. The gap between that and the 104°F record high — a span of 107°F — is the full range of temperatures Virginia Beach has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Virginia Beach?

It depends on how far above Virginia Beach's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 69°F; the all-time record of 104°F (set 1945) sits about 35°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.

When did Virginia Beach set its temperature records?

Virginia Beach's record high of 104°F was set in 1945 (June 30, 1945), and its record low of -3°F in 1985 (January 21, 1985). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1945, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Virginia Beach been getting hotter?

Yes — Virginia Beach's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.8°F warmer since 1952 (+0.39°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1952–2023). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Virginia Beach, Virginia Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Virginia Beach has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Virginia Beach’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 104°Fset June 30, 1945
Coldest day on record: -3°Fset January 21, 1985

That is a 107°F span between the hottest and coldest days Virginia Beach has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1945.

Virginia Beach, VA · Today vs. normal

2°F above typical for 11:15 PM on Sep 19

At 11:15 PM EDT on Sep 19 it was 71°F in Virginia Beach — 2° above the 69°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 19 normal high of 79°F and low of 62°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

How extreme Virginia Beach’s weather gets

Virginia Beach’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 69°F, and the normal high for September runs about 80°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 104°F in 1945 — roughly 35°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Virginia Beach has bottomed out at -3°F (1985). Those edges are why the today-versus-normal readout above is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the September normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 104°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virginia Beach?: Virginia Beach's hottest day on record reached 104°F, set on June 30, 1945. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 35°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 69°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Virginia Beach?: The all-time record high in Virginia Beach is 104°F, recorded on June 30, 1945. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Virginia Beach?: Virginia Beach's coldest day on record bottomed out at -3°F, set on January 21, 1985. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Virginia Beach?: The all-time record low in Virginia Beach is -3°F, recorded on January 21, 1985. The gap between that and the 104°F record high — a span of 107°F — is the full range of temperatures Virginia Beach has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Virginia Beach?: It depends on how far above Virginia Beach's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 69°F; the all-time record of 104°F (set 1945) sits about 35°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.
When did Virginia Beach set its temperature records?: Virginia Beach's record high of 104°F was set in 1945 (June 30, 1945), and its record low of -3°F in 1985 (January 21, 1985). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1945, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Virginia Beach been getting hotter?: Yes — Virginia Beach's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.8°F warmer since 1952 (+0.39°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1952–2023). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.