Parkersburg, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1926–2026

⛅ 79°F Feels like 86°
Currently in Parkersburg
As of 2:30 PM EDT

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

94°F

September 11, 2019

+14° from 80° normal

❄ Record Low

42°F

September 11, 1993

-15° from 57° normal
🌞 Normal high: 80°F 🌑 Normal low: 57°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

First & Last Dates — Parkersburg

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)
224 days
Longest growing season
1985
144 days
Shortest growing season
1947
174 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 94°F September 11, 2019
2 94°F September 11, 1931
3 93°F September 11, 1952
4 93°F September 11, 1936
5 92°F September 11, 1961
6 91°F September 11, 1983
7 89°F September 11, 1947
8 88°F September 11, 1964
9 88°F September 11, 1963
10 88°F September 11, 1930

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 42°F September 11, 1993
2 43°F September 11, 1969
3 45°F September 11, 1967
4 45°F September 11, 1943
5 46°F September 11, 1995
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
24
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1926–2026
10
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

56
2026 total
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

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 (1926–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1926, annual totals have trended +0.49" per decade, about +4.9" 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 Parkersburg is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

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

Precipitation, Year to Date

35.65"
2026 YTD
Normal: 31.18"
+4.47"
1.67"
September so far
September normal: 3.18"
-1.51"
7
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Parkersburg is 4.47" 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)
57.9°F
Average temperature
3rd-warmest of 97
+4.1°
vs. average
Normal: 53.9°F (1991–2020)
12.89"
Precipitation
19th-wettest of 94
+1.39"
vs. average
Normal: 11.50" · 112% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1926–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.14° per decade (warming since 1926)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1926–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.17" per decade (wetter since 1926)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2012 58.4°F
2 2024 58.0°F
3 2026 57.9°F
4 1991 57.8°F
5 1977 57.7°F
6 1985 57.3°F
7 1946 57.0°F
8 1945 56.7°F
9 1955 56.4°F
10 1948 56.3°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1997 49.4°F
2 1926 49.8°F
3 1960 50.0°F
4 1971 50.2°F
5 1996 50.6°F
6 1940 50.7°F
7 2005 50.9°F
8 1984 50.9°F
9 1928 51.0°F
10 1932 51.2°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1968 18.04"
2 1933 17.40"
3 1983 17.11"
4 2011 16.81"
5 1989 16.48"
6 1996 15.26"
7 1967 14.79"
8 1956 14.55"
9 2002 14.33"
10 1997 14.31"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 2007 4.58"
2 1926 5.66"
3 1986 5.93"
4 1960 6.22"
5 1930 6.29"
6 1941 6.33"
7 1971 6.35"
8 1934 6.52"
9 1976 6.54"
10 1932 6.63"
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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