Morgantown, WV

West Virginia · Records since 1874–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

100°F

September 7, 1893

+20° from 80° normal

❄ Record Low

41°F

September 7, 1988

-18° from 59° normal
🌞 Normal high: 80°F 🌑 Normal low: 59°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 — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 100°F September 7, 1893
2 94°F September 7, 1894
3 93°F September 7, 1897
4 92°F September 7, 2007
5 92°F September 7, 1929
6 91°F September 7, 2015
7 91°F September 7, 2010
8 91°F September 7, 1959
9 91°F September 7, 1927
10 91°F September 7, 1922

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 41°F September 7, 1988
2 42°F September 7, 1936
3 42°F September 7, 1932
4 44°F September 7, 1984
5 45°F September 7, 1976
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
14
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

115 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1874–2026
11
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

52
2026 total
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

33.04"
2026 YTD
Normal: 31.10"
+1.94"
1.26"
September so far
September normal: 3.41"
-2.15"
7
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Morgantown is 1.94" ahead of the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1872–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1872, annual totals have trended +0.41" per decade, about +6.2" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

73.0°F

Average temperature · August 2026

141st-warmest month on record

48th-warmest August of 138 on record

+0.2° vs. 72.9° average (1991–2020)
78.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 1892
77.9°F
Warmest August ever
1995
94°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 3

Average August Temperature by Year

1874–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.08° per decade (warming since 1874)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

5.47"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+1.82"
vs. average
Normal: 3.65" · 150% of normal
26th-wettest
August rank
of 140 on record
10.64"
Wettest August ever
1954 · driest 0.41" (1881)

August Precipitation by Year

1872–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.01" per decade (wetter since 1872)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1954 10.64"
2 1911 10.11"
3 1980 9.72"
4 1942 9.59"
5 1975 9.38"
6 1956 9.11"
7 1994 8.01"
8 1882 7.72"
9 1977 7.49"
10 2007 7.31"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1881 0.41"
2 1913 0.79"
3 1939 0.96"
4 1993 1.01"
5 1925 1.07"
6 1908 1.29"
7 1903 1.34"
8 1950 1.38"
9 1944 1.51"
10 1953 1.57"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1995 77.9°F
2 1900 76.9°F
3 2016 76.7°F
4 1918 76.3°F
5 1959 76.0°F
6 1947 75.7°F
7 2007 75.5°F
8 2021 75.5°F
9 1988 75.5°F
10 1938 75.4°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 — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Morgantown, WV 73.0°F 48th of 138
Clarksburg, WV 72.6°F 37th of 99
Elkins, WV 72.3°F 7th of 128
Wheeling, WV 72.1°F 43rd of 120
Pittsburgh, PA 72.3°F 63rd 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 1,605 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 140 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 3
so far
 Aug 26 Apr 20, 1976 Oct 16, 1897 -1.1 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 5
so far
 Oct 13 Sep 2, 1882 Nov 28, 1998 +0.4 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 24 Sep 24, 1950 Nov 20, 2016 -0.1 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 21 Sep 19, 1929 Nov 21, 1985 +0.5 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 4 Oct 1, 1947 Dec 6, 2009 +0.4 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Nov 26 Oct 20, 1972 Dec 25, 2020 +0.3 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet — Oct 19, 1981 Dec 25, 1978 -0.8 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1874 · trending +0.5 days later per decade

178
Normal length
1991–2020 average
223
Longest on record
1881
120
Shortest on record
1972

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +0.7 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1874–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1872–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.02" per decade (drier since 1872)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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