37.784°N, 81.123°W · station BKWthr · 131 years of record
66°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Beckley.
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
#109 / 117
warmest Oct 17 in 117 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
84°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
38°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 49°F — 109th warmest Oct 17 of 117 years · record 84°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#96 / 117
warmest Oct 18 in 117 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
86°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
39°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 57°F — 96th warmest Oct 18 of 117 years · record 86°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 118
warmest Oct 19 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
81°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 19 ever
33°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 59°F — 90th warmest Oct 19 of 118 years · record 81°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#72 / 118
warmest Oct 20 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
81°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 20 ever
34°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 62°F — 72nd warmest Oct 20 of 118 years · record 81°F (1908) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#68 / 118
warmest Oct 21 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
85°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 21 ever
43°F
set in 2018
Forecast high 64°F — 68th warmest Oct 21 of 118 years · record 85°F (1920) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#55 / 118
warmest Oct 22 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
80°F
set in 1909
Coolest Oct 22 ever
38°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 65°F — 55th warmest Oct 22 of 118 years · record 80°F (1909) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#60 / 118
warmest Oct 23 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
84°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 23 ever
32°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 66°F — 60th warmest Oct 23 of 118 years · record 84°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
74°FJan 30, 1916
-22°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
77°FFeb 22, 2023
-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
85°FMar 28, 2020
-7°FMar 13, 1960
Apr
87°FApr 24, 1925
8°FApr 1, 1923
May
92°FMay 22, 1941
21°FMay 10, 1923
Jun
100°FJun 30, 1936
32°FJun 15, 1933
Jul
103°FJul 21, 1926
38°FJul 10, 1961
Aug
103°FAug 11, 1926
33°FAug 20, 1940
Sep
97°FSep 2, 1932
23°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
91°FOct 1, 2019
9°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
80°FNov 7, 1916
-1°FNov 23, 1937
Dec
75°FDec 1, 1909
-20°FDec 30, 1909
All-time
103°FJul 21, 1926
-22°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Beckley so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
57°FJan 7, 1998
1°FJan 8, 1970
Feb
57°FFeb 11, 1932
-3°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 20, 1921
12°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
65°FApr 9, 1922
27°FApr 4, 1987
May
70°FMay 23, 1953
29°FMay 3, 1897
Jun
75°FJun 9, 1906
49°FJun 14, 1933
Jul
79°FJul 7, 1924
59°FJul 5, 1972
Aug
79°FAug 22, 1926
60°FAug 27, 1922
Sep
81°FSep 23, 1930
45°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
68°FOct 1, 2019
30°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
63°FNov 1, 1971
12°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
58°FDec 22, 1990
0°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
81°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
6 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: 61°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
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.
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.