Excessive Heat in Virginia, January 2 to 4, 2000

Name: Excessive Heat in Virginia, January 2 to 4, 2000
Start: 2000-01-02T08:00
End: 2000-01-04T18:00
Location: Virginia

January 2 to 4, 2000 · NWS LWX · 23 events in 23 counties and zones

S. coast turned winds southerly over the Mid-Atlantic region on the 2nd, starting a conveyer belt of warm air that would remain over the region through the 4th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.

High pressure off the Southeast U.S. coast turned winds southerly over the Mid-Atlantic region on the 2nd, starting a conveyer belt of warm air that would remain over the region through the 4th. With ample sunshine, high temperatures reached the mid 60s to low 70s. Normal high temperatures during the 1st week of January are in the lower 40s. On the 2nd, the high temperature at Washington Reagan National Airport reached 69 degrees. Other high temperatures included Dulles International Airport at 67 degrees, Fredericksburg at 69 degrees, Winchester at 68 degrees, Charlottesville at 66 degrees, and Staunton at 63 degrees. On the 3rd, National Airport reached a high of 68 degrees. Other high temperatures included Dulles Airport at 68 degrees, Fredericksburg at 71 degrees, Winchester at 67 degrees, Charlottesville at 68 degrees, and Staunton at 66 degrees. On the 4th, a new record high temperature of 68 degrees was set at National Airport. Other reports included Dulles Airport at 69 degrees, Fredericksburg at 71 degrees, Winchester at 69 degrees, Waynesboro at 65 degrees, and Staunton at 62 degrees. During the evening of the 4th, a strong cold front moved across the region, bringing an end to the unseasonably warm weather.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

23 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Warren

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Fauquier

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Excessive Heat, Prince William

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Prince William forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Excessive Heat, Shenandoah

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Shenandoah forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Page

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Page forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Rappahannock

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Rappahannock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Culpeper

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Culpeper forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Stafford

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Stafford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, King George

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: King George forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Rockingham / Harrisonburg

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Rockingham / Harrisonburg forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Madison

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Greene

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Orange

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Orange forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Albemarle / Charlotttesville

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Albemarle / Charlotttesville forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Nelson

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Nelson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Frederick / Winchester

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Frederick / Winchester forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Clarke

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Loudoun

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Excessive Heat, Fairfax

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Fairfax forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Arlington / Alexandria / Falls Church

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Arlington / Alexandria / Falls Church forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Highland

When: January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Highland forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

What these are

Excessive Heat: Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, January 2000

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5130075, 5130076, 5130077, 5130078, 5130079, 5130080, 5130081, 5130082, 5130083, 5130084, 5130085, 5130086, 5130087, 5130088, 5130089, 5130090, 5130091, 5130092, 5130093, 5130094, 5130095, 5130096, 5130097.