Elkins, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1899–2026

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Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

91°F

September 11, 2019

+13° from 78° normal

❄ Record Low

34°F

September 11, 1917

-19° from 53° normal
🌞 Normal high: 78°F 🌑 Normal low: 53°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Elkins

🔥
99°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 16, 1988
❄
-28°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 30, 1917
🌧
5.02"
Wettest Day Ever
Nov 4, 1985
☃
19.9"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 19, 2009

First & Last Dates — Elkins

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
188 days
Longest growing season
1919
35 days
Shortest growing season
1988
154 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 91°F September 11, 2019
2 91°F September 11, 1925
3 90°F September 11, 1900
4 88°F September 11, 1964
5 88°F September 11, 1952
6 88°F September 11, 1936
7 88°F September 11, 1931
8 86°F September 11, 1930
9 85°F September 11, 2024
10 85°F September 11, 2005

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 34°F September 11, 1917
2 36°F September 11, 1999
3 36°F September 11, 1949
4 37°F September 11, 1967
5 37°F September 11, 1943
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1899–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Elkins

threshold: 87°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
91°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1899–2026
10
2026 so far
5
Avg/year 1970–2025
7
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
24
Most in a year (1993)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Elkins

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 8, 1988 – Aug 18, 1988 11 93°F (Aug 15) 90°F 60°F
2 Jun 26, 1913 – Jul 5, 1913 10 94°F (Jul 1) 89°F 64°F
3 Aug 27, 1953 – Sep 4, 1953 9 97°F (Sep 3) 92°F 55°F
4 Jul 21, 1901 – Jul 29, 1901 9 94°F (Jul 21) 90°F 63°F
5 Aug 23, 1993 – Aug 31, 1993 9 94°F (Aug 26) 92°F 62°F
6 Jul 8, 1936 – Jul 15, 1936 8 96°F (Jul 10) 91°F 62°F
7 Jul 4, 1988 – Jul 11, 1988 8 94°F (Jul 8) 91°F 52°F
8 Jul 4, 1993 – Jul 11, 1993 8 92°F (Jul 9) 91°F 62°F
9 Jun 24, 2005 – Jul 1, 2005 8 92°F (Jun 27) 89°F 59°F
10 Jun 21, 2025 – Jun 28, 2025 8 92°F (Jun 24) 89°F 64°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

64
2026 total
above-normal nights
40.3
Avg / summer
1970–2020
67
Most in a summer
2005

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1899–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1899, annual totals have trended -0.03" per decade, about -0.4" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Elkins is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

143 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

37.77"
2026 YTD
Normal: 35.31"
+2.46"
2.06"
September so far
September normal: 3.51"
-1.45"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Elkins is 2.46" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
54.8°F
Average temperature
3rd-warmest of 128
+4.8°
vs. average
Normal: 50.1°F (1991–2020)
11.98"
Precipitation
58th-driest of 126
-1.10"
vs. average
Normal: 13.08" · 92% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1899–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.12° per decade (warming since 1899)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1899–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.01" per decade (wetter since 1899)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2024 54.9°F
2 2012 54.9°F
3 2026 54.8°F
4 1921 53.8°F
5 1908 53.5°F
6 2025 53.2°F
7 2019 53.0°F
8 1991 53.0°F
9 1977 52.9°F
10 1945 52.9°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1926 45.1°F
2 1971 45.1°F
3 1960 45.2°F
4 1924 45.6°F
5 1984 45.6°F
6 1983 46.1°F
7 1997 46.2°F
8 1999 46.3°F
9 1931 46.5°F
10 1975 46.5°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1996 23.57"
2 1933 19.49"
3 1908 18.95"
4 1967 18.60"
5 1924 17.44"
6 1944 17.38"
7 2004 17.34"
8 2002 16.92"
9 1936 16.69"
10 1975 16.30"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1976 6.24"
2 1915 6.83"
3 1910 6.83"
4 1941 7.11"
5 1957 7.18"
6 1960 7.65"
7 1971 8.15"
8 1977 8.19"
9 2021 8.21"
10 2010 8.27"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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