How extreme does Newport News's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Newport News has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Suffolk Lake Kilby station 32 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Newport News has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jun 18, 2004

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Newport News (typical high near 83°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jun 18, 2004

2 105°F Sep 26, 2004

3 103°F Aug 1, 2004

❄️ Coldest night

-5°F Jan 21, 1985

About 36°F colder than a normal January night in Newport News (typical low near 31°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -5°F Jan 21, 1985

2 0°F Jan 20, 1985

3 2°F Jan 13, 1981

🌧️ Most rain in one day

10.98 in Aug 27, 2011

More rain in a single day than Newport News usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 5.8 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 10.98 in Aug 27, 2011

2 9.19 in Sep 15, 1999

3 8.70 in Oct 8, 2016

⛄ Most snow in one day

17.0 in Feb 6, 1980

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Newport News averages about 2 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 17.0 in Feb 6, 1980

2 13.0 in Dec 26, 2010

3 11.0 in Jan 3, 2002

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Newport News's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 105°F is about 22°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Newport News's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −5°F. A single day has delivered over 11 inches of rain or close to 17 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Suffolk Lake Kilby (NOAA GHCN station USC00448192), about 32 km from the city centre.

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