How extreme does Staunton's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Staunton 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 Dale Enterprise station 36 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 Staunton has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jul 6, 1999

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Staunton (typical high near 86°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jul 6, 1999

2 103°F Jul 5, 1999

3 103°F Jul 7, 1999

❄️ Coldest night

-13°F Jan 20, 1994

About 36°F colder than a normal January night in Staunton (typical low near 23°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -13°F Jan 20, 1994

2 -13°F Feb 5, 1996

3 -12°F Jan 19, 1994

🌧️ Most rain in one day

10.00 in Mar 6, 2013

More rain in a single day than Staunton usually gets in the whole month of March (typical March total about 3.2 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 10.00 in Mar 6, 2013

2 7.00 in Jan 22, 2014

3 6.00 in Mar 7, 2013

⛄ Most snow in one day

20.0 in Feb 11, 1983

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Staunton averages about 6 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 20.0 in Feb 11, 1983

2 19.0 in Jan 8, 1996

3 18.0 in Jan 23, 2016

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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Staunton's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 105°F is about 19°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, Staunton's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −13°F. A single day has delivered over 10 inches of rain or close to 20 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 Staunton Wtp (NOAA GHCN station USC00448062), about 4 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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