Morgantown, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1874–2026

☁️ 78°F Feels like 84°
Currently in Morgantown
As of 8:00 PM EDT

Records for July 28

🔥 Record High

99°F

July 28, 1930

+15° from 84° normal

❄ Record Low

50°F

July 28, 1937

-14° from 64° normal
🌞 Normal high: 84°F 🌑 Normal low: 64°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Morgantown

🔥
105°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 26, 1893
-25°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 10, 1899
🌧
5.01"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 5, 1956
20.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 13, 1993

Top 10 Record Highs — July 28

# Temp Date
🏆 99°F July 28, 1930
2 97°F July 28, 1892
3 96°F July 28, 1952
4 95°F July 28, 1993
5 95°F July 28, 1929
6 95°F July 28, 1901
7 95°F July 28, 1893
8 94°F July 28, 2023
9 94°F July 28, 1894
10 93°F July 28, 1995

Top 5 Record Lows — July 28

# Temp Date
🥶 50°F July 28, 1937
2 51°F July 28, 1893
3 52°F July 28, 1962
4 52°F July 28, 1920
5 52°F July 28, 1907
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 1874–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Morgantown

threshold: 90°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.4
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
94°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
10
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

101 of 207 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1874–2026
9
2026 so far
16
Avg/year 1970–2025
15
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
61
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Morgantown

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 13, 1934 – Jul 27, 1934 15 102°F (Jul 21) 95°F 64°F
2 Jul 20, 1940 – Aug 1, 1940 13 95°F (Jul 27) 92°F 67°F
3 Jun 26, 1934 – Jul 7, 1934 12 97°F (Jun 28) 93°F 68°F
4 Jun 20, 1933 – Jul 1, 1933 12 95°F (Jun 22) 92°F 64°F
5 Aug 25, 1953 – Sep 4, 1953 11 102°F (Sep 3) 96°F 64°F
6 Jun 28, 2012 – Jul 8, 2012 11 101°F (Jul 7) 95°F 68°F
7 Sep 6, 1897 – Sep 16, 1897 11 99°F (Sep 16) 96°F 57°F
8 Aug 17, 1936 – Aug 27, 1936 11 97°F (Aug 21) 94°F 60°F
9 Jul 20, 1892 – Jul 29, 1892 10 103°F (Jul 24) 100°F 70°F
10 Jun 9, 1967 – Jun 18, 1967 10 97°F (Jun 13) 93°F 67°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

33
2026 so far
above-normal nights
44.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
67
Most in a summer
1995

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

26.25"
2026 YTD
Normal: 26.18"
+0.07"
3.18"
July so far
July normal: 4.93"
-1.75"
8.86"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 12.65"
-3.79"
7
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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