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Beckley, WV

37.784°N, 81.123°W · station BKWthr · 131 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Beckley.
89°TUE9/192°WED9/293°THU9/388°FRI9/483°SAT9/581°SUN9/679°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Beckley — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#4 / 120
warmest Sep 3 in 120 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

97°F
set in 1932

Coolest Sep 3 ever

64°F
set in 1991
Forecast high 93°F — 4th warmest Sep 3 of 120 years · record 97°F (1932) · warmest since 2011.
1896: 82°F1897: 74°F1898: 81°F1899: 85°F1900: 84°F1901: 71°F1902: 77°F1906: 77°F1907: 81°F1909: 75°F1910: 85°F1911: 80°F1912: 87°F1913: 84°F1914: 85°F1915: 78°F1916: 76°F1917: 84°F1918: 81°F1919: 76°F1920: 85°F1921: 78°F1922: 80°F1923: 79°F1924: 83°F1925: 83°F1931: 82°F1932: 97°F1933: 83°F1934: 78°F1935: 77°F1936: 73°F1937: 84°F1938: 72°F1939: 86°F1940: 76°F1941: 87°F1942: 76°F1943: 82°F1944: 81°F1945: 77°F1946: 73°F1948: 83°F1949: 78°F1950: 81°F1951: 80°F1952: 80°F1953: 95°F1954: 84°F1955: 80°F1956: 77°F1957: 86°F1958: 84°F1959: 82°F1960: 83°F1961: 83°F1962: 82°F1963: 80°F1964: 74°F1965: 78°F1966: 81°F1967: 70°F1968: 72°F1969: 77°F1970: 84°F1971: 71°F1972: 76°F1973: 86°F1974: 69°F1975: 81°F1976: 67°F1977: 80°F1978: 74°F1979: 78°F1980: 83°F1981: 76°F1982: 70°F1983: 80°F1984: 83°F1985: 83°F1986: 72°F1987: 80°F1988: 77°F1989: 71°F1990: 80°F1991: 64°F1992: 78°F1993: 86°F1994: 67°F1995: 78°F1996: 77°F1997: 66°F1998: 77°F1999: 84°F2000: 79°F2001: 71°F2002: 86°F2003: 77°F2004: 74°F2005: 75°F2006: 67°F2007: 85°F2008: 82°F2009: 74°F2010: 84°F2011: 93°F2012: 85°F2013: 77°F2014: 80°F2015: 82°F2016: 72°F2017: 72°F2018: 86°F2019: 86°F2020: 80°F2021: 75°F2022: 82°F2023: 82°F2024: 73°F2025: 74°F93° forecast6065707580859095100190019101920194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 393°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#4 of 120
Hottest at any time since2012
All-time record103°F (1926)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Beckley in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 30, 1916-22°FJan 21, 1985
Feb77°FFeb 22, 2023-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar85°FMar 28, 2020-7°FMar 13, 1960
Apr87°FApr 24, 19258°FApr 1, 1923
May92°FMay 22, 194121°FMay 10, 1923
Jun100°FJun 30, 193632°FJun 15, 1933
Jul103°FJul 21, 192638°FJul 10, 1961
Aug103°FAug 11, 192633°FAug 20, 1940
Sep97°FSep 2, 193223°FSep 29, 1942
Oct91°FOct 1, 20199°FOct 27, 1962
Nov80°FNov 7, 1916-1°FNov 23, 1937
Dec75°FDec 1, 1909-20°FDec 30, 1909
All-time103°FJul 21, 1926-22°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Beckley so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 23, 1930

Coldest high ever

-3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 7, 19981°FJan 8, 1970
Feb57°FFeb 11, 1932-3°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar65°FMar 20, 192112°FMar 1, 1980
Apr65°FApr 9, 192227°FApr 4, 1987
May70°FMay 23, 195329°FMay 3, 1897
Jun75°FJun 9, 190649°FJun 14, 1933
Jul79°FJul 7, 192459°FJul 5, 1972
Aug79°FAug 22, 192660°FAug 27, 1922
Sep81°FSep 23, 193045°FSep 29, 1967
Oct68°FOct 1, 201930°FOct 29, 1925
Nov63°FNov 1, 197112°FNov 25, 1950
Dec58°FDec 22, 19900°FDec 25, 1983
All-time81°FSep 23, 1930-3°FFeb 13, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

19 days
record run, ended Jul 8 1931

So far in 2026

3 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Beckley's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 78°F · forecast is +15° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 24°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 26°FMar: 52°FMar: 33°FApr: 64°FApr: 42°FMay: 71°FMay: 51°FJun: 77°FJun: 58°FJul: 80°FJul: 62°FAug: 79°FAug: 61°FSep: 74°FSep: 55°FOct: 64°FOct: 44°FNov: 53°FNov: 34°FDec: 43°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Solar noon12:24 PM
Daylight13h 00m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.78°N, 81.12°W

Nearby Stations

Bluefield, WV33 mi SCharleston, WV48 mi NWBlacksburg, VA55 mi SERoanoke, VA70 mi EHuntington, WV87 mi WElkins, WV102 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Beckley's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Beckley, WV — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Beckley's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Beckley, WV — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1896

Each cell is one day's high at Beckley, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Beckley, WV daily high heat map 1896–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Beckley — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
3 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 35th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 3. Record: 40 in 1931.

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