Marion Weather Records (USC00445266)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Marion (USC00445266), Virginia, United States, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Marion

Marion (USC00445266) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.85 latitude and -81.52 longitude, 671 m (2,201 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1962, 72 years of record.
1,464 records set at Marion still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Marion set a daily record precipitation of 24.4 mm (1.0 in) on 21 March 1962.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 36.85 latitude, -81.52 longitude.
Elevation: 671 m (2,201 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1962, 72 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Marion. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Marion, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Marion still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Marion by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1891	20
1892	66
1893	51
1894	38
1895	59
1896	58
1897	35
1898	80
1899	64
1900	67
1901	34
1902	30
1903	66
1904	22
1905	33
1906	72
1907	57
1908	60
1909	55
1910	74
1911	30
1922	46
1923	43
1924	56
1925	57
1926	59
1927	81
1928	51

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 145.3 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marion. The most was 145.3 mm (5.7 in) on 12 June 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Marion
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 January 1906
Feb	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 February 1897
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 March 1896
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 April 1901
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 May 1901
Jun	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	12 June 1923
Jul	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 July 1905
Aug	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	6 August 1901
Sep	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 September 1959
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 October 1900
Nov	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 November 1903
Dec	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 December 1905

Period of Record Coverage

1891 to 1928

28 years of record at Marion, 1891 to 1928. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and others.

Days with data per year at Marion
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1891	144	39%	No
1892	302	83%	No
1893	317	87%	No
1894	274	75%	No
1895	311	85%	No
1896	298	81%	No
1897	294	81%	No
1898	297	81%	No
1899	335	92%	Yes
1900	324	89%	No
1901	261	72%	No
1902	155	42%	No
1903	292	80%	No
1904	113	31%	No
1905	273	75%	No
1906	364	100%	Yes
1907	364	100%	Yes
1908	363	99%	Yes
1909	329	90%	Yes
1910	359	98%	Yes
1911	268	73%	No
1922	272	75%	No
1923	364	100%	Yes
1924	364	99%	Yes
1925	353	97%	Yes
1926	359	98%	Yes
1927	348	95%	Yes
1928	285	78%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Marion
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1962	Marion, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1962	Marion, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1962	Marion, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	2 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1960	Marion, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1960	Marion, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1960	Marion, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1960	Marion, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1959	Marion, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1959	Marion, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1896 to 1927

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Marion, 1896 to 1927. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.1 C (53.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 1927, at 12.8 C (55.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Marion as warming stripes, 1896 to 1927
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	12.4 C	+0.29 C
1899	12.1 C	+0.03 C
1900	12.8 C	+0.69 C
1906	12.3 C	+0.25 C
1907	11.8 C	-0.26 C
1908	12.0 C	-0.12 C
1910	11.1 C	-0.95 C
1923	12.4 C	+0.34 C
1924	11.1 C	-1.00 C
1925	12.3 C	+0.18 C
1926	11.9 C	-0.18 C
1927	12.8 C	+0.75 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1891 to 1962

Yearly extremes at Marion: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1926	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1893	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	1923	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	31 days	1953	16 days	42

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Marion, 1891 to 1962. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Marion by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1891	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1892	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1893	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1894	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1895	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1897	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1899	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1902	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1903	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1906	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1907	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1925	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1926	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Marion, 1891 to 1962. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Marion by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1891	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1892	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1893	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1894	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1895	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1897	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1899	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1900	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1902	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1903	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1904	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1905	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1906	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1907	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1908	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1909	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1911	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1922	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1923	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1924	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1927	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1928	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Marion, 1891 to 1962. The record is 145.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marion by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1892	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1893	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1897	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1903	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1907	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1908	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1909	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1910	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1924	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1925	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1926	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1956	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962	30.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Marion, 1891 to 1962. The record is 178.3 mm (7.0 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marion by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1892	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1897	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1899	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1900	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1902	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1903	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1904	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1905	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1906	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1907	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1908	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1909	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1910	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1911	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1922	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1923	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1924	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1925	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1927	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1928	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1949	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1951	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1954	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1955	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1956	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1957	155.3 mm (6.1 in)
1958	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1959	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1960	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1961	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1962	64.5 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Marion, 1891 to 1962. The record is 31 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marion by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	15 days
1892	26 days
1893	2 days
1894	2 days
1895	2 days
1896	18 days
1897	8 days
1898	16 days
1899	19 days
1900	17 days
1901	13 days
1902	24 days
1903	27 days
1904	11 days
1905	13 days
1906	22 days
1907	18 days
1908	14 days
1909	14 days
1910	22 days
1911	16 days
1922	15 days
1923	27 days
1924	24 days
1925	12 days
1926	19 days
1927	14 days
1928	14 days
1949	15 days
1950	12 days
1951	14 days
1952	24 days
1953	31 days
1954	16 days
1955	24 days
1956	14 days
1957	20 days
1958	23 days
1959	20 days
1960	12 days
1961	13 days
1962	10 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).