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Chesapeake weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Chesapeake, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 102°F on 1999-08-01; its coldest fell to -4°F on 2014-01-30.

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
76°F2000-01-04
16°F1985-01-21
65°F2022-01-02
-4°F2014-01-30
February
80°F2002-02-01
22°F2015-02-20
64°F2018-02-21
6°F1980-02-13
March
88°F1990-03-12
28°F1980-03-02
69°F1991-03-28
18°F1980-03-04
April
92°F1990-04-27
46°F2007-04-07
74°F2017-04-29
31°F2007-04-08
May
95°F2019-05-29
53°F1992-05-07
77°F1982-05-31
41°F2020-05-10
June
98°F2010-06-24
60°F1997-06-07
80°F1998-06-27
47°F2014-06-02
July
102°F2011-07-23
72°F1999-07-12
82°F2010-07-25
57°F1988-07-02
August
102°F1999-08-01
68°F1981-08-22
82°F2007-08-09
54°F1982-08-30
September
96°F1983-09-07
62°F1992-09-30
80°F2026-09-04
47°F1990-09-25
October
92°F2019-10-03
49°F2009-10-18
76°F2018-10-11
32°F2013-10-26
November
83°F1986-11-09
39°F2019-11-13
70°F2018-11-02
23°F2023-11-29
December
79°F2013-12-06
18°F1983-12-25
70°F2015-12-25
6°F1989-12-25

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)
80°F2002-02-01
16°F1985-01-21
70°F2015-12-25
-4°F2014-01-30
Spring (Mar–May)
95°F2019-05-29
28°F1980-03-02
77°F1982-05-31
18°F1980-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
102°F1999-08-01
60°F1997-06-07
82°F2010-07-25
47°F2014-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
96°F1983-09-07
39°F2019-11-13
80°F2026-09-04
23°F2023-11-29

All-time records

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

High

Highest 102°F 1999-08-01
Lowest 16°F 1985-01-21

Low

Highest 82°F 2010-07-25
Lowest -4°F 2014-01-30

Feels-like

Highest 152°F 2005-07-27
Lowest -23°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 26.9 g/m³ 2005-07-27
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1983-12-25

Wind

Highest 43 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 3 mph 2013-08-20

Gust

Highest 96 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 7 mph 2010-12-30

Precip

Wettest 5.43 in 2011-08-27
Driest 12-day dry spell 2001-11-05

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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