Parkersburg, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1926–2026

⛅ 69°F Feels like 74°
Currently in Parkersburg
As of 6:30 AM EDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

98°F

August 11, 1944

+13° from 85° normal

❄ Record Low

51°F

August 11, 1972

-12° from 63° normal
🌞 Normal high: 85°F 🌑 Normal low: 63°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 — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 98°F August 11, 1944
2 98°F August 11, 1926
3 96°F August 11, 2002
4 95°F August 11, 2005
5 95°F August 11, 1947
6 94°F August 11, 2016
7 94°F August 11, 1988
8 94°F August 11, 1949
9 92°F August 11, 2025
10 92°F August 11, 1980

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 51°F August 11, 1972
2 53°F August 11, 1962
3 54°F August 11, 2024
4 54°F August 11, 2008
5 54°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 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

109 of 222 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

42
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

28.40"
2026 YTD
Normal: 27.92"
+0.48"
3.58"
August so far
August normal: 3.38"
+0.20"
13.07"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 12.27"
+0.80"
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

75.7°F

Average temperature · July 2026

66th-warmest month on record

41st-warmest July of 97 on record

+0.7° vs. 75.0° average (1991–2020)
79.6°F
Warmest month ever
July 1934
79.6°F
Warmest July ever
1934
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)

Ties the longest July streak since 2025 (1 year). The July record is 15 days, set in 1930.


Average July Temperature by Year

1926–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1934 79.6°F
2 1931 79.6°F
3 2020 79.1°F
4 1949 78.9°F
5 1955 78.9°F
6 1930 78.3°F
7 2012 78.1°F
8 1935 77.6°F
9 2011 77.6°F
10 1936 77.6°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1934 79.6°F
2 July 1931 79.6°F
3 July 2020 79.1°F
4 July 1949 78.9°F
5 July 1955 78.9°F
6 August 1947 78.7°F
7 August 1995 78.4°F
8 July 1930 78.3°F
9 August 2016 78.1°F
10 July 2012 78.1°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Parkersburg, WV 75.7°F 41st of 97
Zanesville, OH 74.8°F 43rd of 130
Charleston, WV 76.9°F 32nd of 116
Clarksburg, WV 74.5°F 29th of 99
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 1162 complete months on record.