Parkersburg, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1926–2026

☁️ 79°F Feels like 86°
Currently in Parkersburg
As of 8:00 PM EDT

Records for July 28

🔥 Record High

104°F

July 28, 1930

+19° from 85° normal

❄ Record Low

53°F

July 28, 1971

-11° from 64° normal
🌞 Normal high: 85°F 🌑 Normal low: 64°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Parkersburg

🔥
104°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 28, 1930
-24°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 19, 1994
🌧
4.10"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 17, 2004
20.1"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 13, 1993

Top 10 Record Highs — July 28

# Temp Date
🏆 104°F July 28, 1930
2 99°F July 28, 1952
3 98°F July 28, 1941
4 97°F July 28, 1940
5 95°F July 28, 1993
6 95°F July 28, 1931
7 93°F July 28, 2024
8 93°F July 28, 2011
9 93°F July 28, 1964
10 93°F July 28, 1949

Top 5 Record Lows — July 28

# Temp Date
🥶 53°F July 28, 1971
2 53°F July 28, 1962
3 53°F July 28, 1937
4 55°F July 28, 1977
5 56°F July 28, 2013
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 1926–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Parkersburg

threshold: 92°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
96°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
16
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

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


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1926–2026
7
2026 so far
21
Avg/year 1970–2025
23
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
51
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Parkersburg

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 17, 1930 – Jul 26, 1930 10 103°F (Jul 20) 97°F 71°F
2 Aug 26, 1953 – Sep 4, 1953 10 102°F (Sep 3) 98°F 65°F
3 Aug 9, 1988 – Aug 18, 1988 10 101°F (Aug 17) 95°F 68°F
4 Jul 19, 1934 – Jul 27, 1934 9 103°F (Jul 21) 98°F 71°F
5 Jul 8, 1936 – Jul 15, 1936 8 103°F (Jul 14) 99°F 69°F
6 Jul 3, 2020 – Jul 10, 2020 8 98°F (Jul 9) 94°F 68°F
7 Jul 27, 1931 – Aug 3, 1931 8 97°F (Jul 30) 94°F 71°F
8 Aug 28, 1973 – Sep 4, 1973 8 97°F (Sep 2) 95°F 70°F
9 Aug 24, 1993 – Aug 31, 1993 8 94°F (Aug 26) 93°F 68°F
10 Jul 4, 1988 – Jul 10, 1988 7 102°F (Jul 8) 97°F 64°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
50.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
72
Most in a summer
1934

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

24.59"
2026 YTD
Normal: 26.21"
-1.62"
4.89"
July so far
July normal: 4.45"
+0.44"
9.26"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 12.27"
-3.01"
4
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")