Bluefield, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1909–2026

🌙 69°F
Currently in Bluefield
As of 4:45 AM EDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

94°F

August 11, 1911

+16° from 78° normal

❄ Record Low

48°F

August 11, 1962

-13° from 61° normal
🌞 Normal high: 78°F 🌑 Normal low: 61°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Bluefield

🔥
99°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 9, 1957
-25°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 30, 1917
🌧
3.90"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 2, 1929
18.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 3, 1942

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 94°F August 11, 1911
2 91°F August 11, 1988
3 91°F August 11, 1930
4 89°F August 11, 2010
5 88°F August 11, 1957
6 88°F August 11, 1944
7 88°F August 11, 1941
8 87°F August 11, 2005
9 87°F August 11, 1958
10 87°F August 11, 1951

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 48°F August 11, 1962
2 50°F August 11, 1967
3 51°F August 11, 1959
4 51°F August 11, 1917
5 52°F August 11, 1965
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 1909–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Bluefield

threshold: 87°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
91°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
1
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

123 of 213 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1909–2026
1
2026 so far
6
Avg/year 1970–2025
5
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
24
Most in a year (1952)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Bluefield

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 13, 1918 – Jul 3, 1918 21 96°F (Jun 21) 89°F 46°F
2 Jul 12, 1952 – Jul 30, 1952 19 99°F (Jul 28) 92°F 60°F
3 Aug 8, 1988 – Aug 19, 1988 12 95°F (Aug 17) 90°F 66°F
4 Aug 25, 1953 – Sep 4, 1953 11 97°F (Aug 29) 92°F 55°F
5 Jul 27, 1953 – Aug 4, 1953 9 94°F (Jul 29) 91°F 60°F
6 Jun 14, 1952 – Jun 22, 1952 9 93°F (Jun 16) 90°F 61°F
7 Jul 23, 1949 – Jul 31, 1949 9 92°F (Jul 29) 89°F 63°F
8 Jun 22, 1914 – Jun 29, 1914 8 95°F (Jun 27) 92°F 65°F
9 Jul 25, 1940 – Aug 1, 1940 8 90°F (Jul 26) 89°F 65°F
10 Aug 8, 1957 – Aug 14, 1957 7 99°F (Aug 9) 90°F 56°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

51
2026 so far
above-normal nights
56.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
82
Most in a summer
2010

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

30.04"
2026 YTD
Normal: 27.74"
+2.30"
1.82"
August so far
August normal: 3.14"
-1.32"
15.20"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 11.64"
+3.56"
5
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")

Month in Review — July 2026

71.8°F

Average temperature · July 2026

68th-warmest month on record

39th-warmest July of 99 on record

-0.4° vs. 72.2° average (1991–2020)
78.2°F
Warmest month ever
August 2007
76.2°F
Warmest July ever
2011
90°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 3

Average July Temperature by Year

1909–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 76.2°F
2 2012 75.4°F
3 2010 75.2°F
4 1993 75.1°F
5 2005 74.7°F
6 1977 74.3°F
7 2006 74.1°F
8 1952 74.0°F
9 1949 73.9°F
10 2015 73.8°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2007 78.2°F
2 July 2011 76.2°F
3 July 2012 75.4°F
4 July 2010 75.2°F
5 July 1993 75.1°F
6 August 2010 74.8°F
7 July 2005 74.7°F
8 August 2005 74.7°F
9 August 1988 74.4°F
10 August 1995 74.4°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Bluefield, WV 71.8°F 39th of 99
Beckley, WV 73.4°F 15th of 118
Blacksburg, VA 73.9°F 20th of 129
Roanoke, VA 78.2°F 25th of 113
Charleston, WV 76.9°F 32nd of 116
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1188 complete months on record.