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<h2 id="climate">Climate</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="14">Climate data for Wallops Island, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Month</th><th scope="col">Jan</th><th scope="col">Feb</th><th scope="col">Mar</th><th scope="col">Apr</th><th scope="col">May</th><th scope="col">Jun</th><th scope="col">Jul</th><th scope="col">Aug</th><th scope="col">Sep</th><th scope="col">Oct</th><th scope="col">Nov</th><th scope="col">Dec</th><th scope="col">Year</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record high °F (°C)</th><td>79(26)</td><td>79(26)</td><td>86(30)</td><td>93(34)</td><td>97(36)</td><td>100(38)</td><td>102(39)</td><td>100(38)</td><td>96(36)</td><td>93(34)</td><td>82(28)</td><td>78(26)</td><td>102(39)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean maximum °F (°C)</th><td>65.9(18.8)</td><td>67.5(19.7)</td><td>74.7(23.7)</td><td>82.4(28.0)</td><td>88.2(31.2)</td><td>93.1(33.9)</td><td>95.5(35.3)</td><td>93.1(33.9)</td><td>89.5(31.9)</td><td>83.2(28.4)</td><td>73.8(23.2)</td><td>67.7(19.8)</td><td>96.4(35.8)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily maximum °F (°C)</th><td>46.2(7.9)</td><td>48.5(9.2)</td><td>54.5(12.5)</td><td>64.3(17.9)</td><td>72.7(22.6)</td><td>81.3(27.4)</td><td>86.1(30.1)</td><td>84.2(29.0)</td><td>78.7(25.9)</td><td>69.1(20.6)</td><td>58.8(14.9)</td><td>50.5(10.3)</td><td>66.2(19.0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Daily mean °F (°C)</th><td>37.9(3.3)</td><td>39.8(4.3)</td><td>45.8(7.7)</td><td>55.1(12.8)</td><td>64.1(17.8)</td><td>73.2(22.9)</td><td>78.2(25.7)</td><td>76.5(24.7)</td><td>70.8(21.6)</td><td>60.2(15.7)</td><td>49.7(9.8)</td><td>42.0(5.6)</td><td>57.8(14.3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily minimum °F (°C)</th><td>29.5(−1.4)</td><td>31.1(−0.5)</td><td>37.0(2.8)</td><td>45.9(7.7)</td><td>55.5(13.1)</td><td>65.1(18.4)</td><td>70.4(21.3)</td><td>68.7(20.4)</td><td>63.0(17.2)</td><td>51.4(10.8)</td><td>40.7(4.8)</td><td>33.5(0.8)</td><td>49.3(9.6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean minimum °F (°C)</th><td>12.3(−10.9)</td><td>16.6(−8.6)</td><td>22.4(−5.3)</td><td>32.1(0.1)</td><td>42.4(5.8)</td><td>52.4(11.3)</td><td>60.5(15.8)</td><td>59.2(15.1)</td><td>49.6(9.8)</td><td>36.0(2.2)</td><td>25.9(−3.4)</td><td>19.3(−7.1)</td><td>9.9(−12.3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record low °F (°C)</th><td>0(−18)</td><td>−1(−18)</td><td>14(−10)</td><td>26(−3)</td><td>33(1)</td><td>43(6)</td><td>53(12)</td><td>48(9)</td><td>43(6)</td><td>29(−2)</td><td>19(−7)</td><td>4(−16)</td><td>−1(−18)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average <a href="/facts/Precipitation/uq3nGQc8">precipitation</a> inches (mm)</th><td>3.15(80)</td><td>2.81(71)</td><td>3.91(99)</td><td>3.12(79)</td><td>3.20(81)</td><td>3.39(86)</td><td>4.37(111)</td><td>4.32(110)</td><td>4.33(110)</td><td>4.02(102)</td><td>2.88(73)</td><td>3.75(95)</td><td>43.25(1,099)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average snowfall inches (cm)</th><td>3.5(8.9)</td><td>2.3(5.8)</td><td>0.7(1.8)</td><td>0.2(0.51)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>1.7(4.3)</td><td>8.4(21)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)</th><td>10.8</td><td>9.4</td><td>10.9</td><td>10.5</td><td>11.0</td><td>10.1</td><td>10.7</td><td>9.0</td><td>8.4</td><td>8.4</td><td>8.7</td><td>10.5</td><td>118.3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)</th><td>2.0</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.7</td><td>4.9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source: <a href="/facts/NOAA/IvcuqNJg">NOAA</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Wallops Island (Virginia)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. <a href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1476262" target="_blank">https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1476262</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>DeVincent-Hayes, Nan; Bowen Bennett (2001). Wallops Island. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-0-7385-0666-1. <a href="978-0-7385-0666-1" target="_blank">978-0-7385-0666-1</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 4, 2022. <a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=akq" target="_blank">https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=akq</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>