Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Arlington, Virginia, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Arlington, Virginia, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 104°F on 2012-07-07; its coldest fell to -14°F on 1994-01-19.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
71°F2024-01-26
0°F1994-01-19
56°F1998-01-08
-14°F1994-01-19
February
74°F2018-02-21
16°F2015-02-16
56°F1990-02-16
-2°F2015-02-20
March
80°F1998-03-30
23°F1993-03-14
60°F1998-03-31
2°F2015-03-06
April
91°F2002-04-17
39°F2007-04-07
65°F2002-04-18
23°F1982-04-07
May
98°F2026-05-19
51°F1987-05-04
72°F1991-05-31
33°F2020-05-09
June
100°F2024-06-22
57°F1997-06-03
78°F2010-06-28
46°F1993-06-02
July
104°F2012-07-07
68°F2001-07-29
82°F2011-07-22
52°F1988-07-01
August
103°F1983-08-20
69°F1986-08-29
79°F2007-08-08
49°F1986-08-29
September
99°F1983-09-11
53°F1984-09-28
77°F1993-09-03
42°F1992-09-30
October
96°F2019-10-02
40°F2011-10-29
71°F2017-10-09
29°F1992-10-20
November
81°F2024-11-06
31°F2013-11-24
62°F2022-11-06
20°F1989-11-24
December
75°F1998-12-06
11°F1983-12-25
59°F2013-12-22
-2°F1983-12-31

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
75°F1998-12-06
0°F1994-01-19
59°F2013-12-22
-14°F1994-01-19
Spring (Mar–May)
98°F2026-05-19
23°F1993-03-14
72°F1991-05-31
2°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
104°F2012-07-07
57°F1997-06-03
82°F2011-07-22
46°F1993-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
99°F1983-09-11
31°F2013-11-24
77°F1993-09-03
20°F1989-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Arlington has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 104°F 2012-07-07
Lowest 0°F 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 82°F 2011-07-22
Lowest -14°F 1994-01-19

Feels-like

Highest 137°F 1995-07-15
Lowest -39°F 1994-01-19

Humidity

Highest 23.1 g/m³ 2025-07-27
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 1994-01-19

Wind

Highest 41 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 3 mph 2026-06-27

Precip

Wettest 4.87 in 2010-09-30
Driest 38-day dry spell 2024-10-03

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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