Morgantown, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1874–2026

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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

100°F

August 11, 1926

+16° from 84° normal

❄ Record Low

49°F

August 11, 1972

-14° from 63° normal
🌞 Normal high: 84°F 🌑 Normal low: 63°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 — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 100°F August 11, 1926
2 97°F August 11, 1900
3 95°F August 11, 1988
4 95°F August 11, 1911
5 95°F August 11, 1895
6 94°F August 11, 1893
7 92°F August 11, 2016
8 92°F August 11, 1944
9 92°F August 11, 1934
10 91°F August 11, 1980

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 49°F August 11, 1972
2 49°F August 11, 1930
3 50°F August 11, 1968
4 50°F August 11, 1919
5 51°F August 11, 1982
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
11
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

105 of 221 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

40
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

28.37"
2026 YTD
Normal: 28.09"
+0.28"
2.06"
August so far
August normal: 3.65"
-1.59"
10.98"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 12.65"
-1.67"
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")

Month in Review — July 2026

75.0°F

Average temperature · July 2026

51st-warmest month on record

38th-warmest July of 139 on record

+0.9° vs. 74.1° average (1991–2020)
78.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 1892
78.7°F
Warmest July ever
1892
6
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
94°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 3

Longest 90°F Streak in July

4 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 1–4, 2026, peaking at 94°F)

The longest July streak since 2024 (2 years). The July record is 15 days, set in 1934.


Average July Temperature by Year

1874–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1892 78.7°F
2 1878 78.5°F
3 1934 78.3°F
4 2020 77.9°F
5 1955 77.8°F
6 1901 77.6°F
7 2012 77.4°F
8 1999 77.0°F
9 1921 77.0°F
10 2025 76.9°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1892 78.7°F
2 July 1878 78.5°F
3 July 1934 78.3°F
4 July 2020 77.9°F
5 August 1995 77.9°F
6 July 1955 77.8°F
7 July 1901 77.6°F
8 July 2012 77.4°F
9 July 1999 77.0°F
10 July 1921 77.0°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Morgantown, WV 75.0°F 38th of 139
Clarksburg, WV 74.5°F 29th of 99
Elkins, WV 74.0°F 5th of 128
Wheeling, WV 74.4°F 31st of 119
Pittsburgh, PA 74.9°F 46th of 151
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 1604 complete months on record.