West Virginia · THREADEX · 1909–2026

Bluefield, WV

37.298°N, 81.204°W · station BLFthr · 118 years of record
87°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bluefield.
72°MON7/1382°TUE7/1486°WED7/1587°THU7/1686°FRI7/1784°SAT7/1881°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#10 / 109
warmest Jul 16 in 109 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

94°F
set in 1931

Coolest Jul 16 ever

68°F
set in 2011

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Bluefield. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
6881941909: 80°F1910: 82°F1911: 85°F1912: 85°F1913: 84°F1914: 79°F1915: 85°F1917: 75°F1918: 85°F1919: 85°F1920: 77°F1921: 83°F1922: 80°F1923: 83°F1924: 82°F1927: 84°F1929: 78°F1930: 80°F1931: 94°F1934: 92°F1936: 90°F1938: 84°F1939: 79°F1940: 78°F1941: 81°F1942: 86°F1943: 86°F1944: 80°F1945: 71°F1946: 79°F1947: 77°F1948: 74°F1949: 82°F1950: 84°F1951: 86°F1952: 91°F1953: 82°F1954: 83°F1955: 85°F1956: 83°F1957: 89°F1958: 82°F1959: 84°F1960: 74°F1961: 75°F1962: 77°F1963: 82°F1964: 80°F1965: 77°F1966: 77°F1967: 75°F1968: 81°F1969: 85°F1970: 76°F1971: 76°F1972: 80°F1973: 72°F1974: 76°F1975: 75°F1976: 80°F1977: 89°F1978: 73°F1979: 78°F1980: 85°F1981: 76°F1982: 79°F1983: 82°F1984: 80°F1985: 78°F1986: 83°F1987: 76°F1988: 89°F1989: 72°F1990: 78°F1991: 83°F1992: 80°F1993: 80°F1994: 79°F1995: 85°F1996: 76°F1997: 81°F1998: 83°F1999: 84°F2000: 74°F2001: 78°F2002: 79°F2003: 78°F2004: 73°F2005: 81°F2006: 87°F2007: 84°F2008: 80°F2009: 82°F2010: 87°F2011: 68°F2012: 86°F2013: 90°F2014: 73°F2015: 84°F2016: 75°F2017: 79°F2018: 80°F2019: 82°F2020: 83°F2021: 83°F2022: 80°F2023: 76°F2024: 90°F2025: 85°F87° forecast190919312025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1687°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record94°F
This-date rank#10 of 109
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record99°F (1952)
Odds to tie/break6.0% (daily)
Period of record1909–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bluefield in each calendar month, and for the whole 1909–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°F1950-21°F1985
Feb75°F1977-9°F1996
Mar87°F1910-2°F1980
Apr90°F192511°F1923
May92°F194124°F1966
Jun97°F201231°F1917
Jul99°F195238°F1918
Aug99°F195739°F1986
Sep96°F195329°F1942
Oct88°F195313°F1952
Nov83°F1924-5°F1929
Dec78°F1923-25°F1917
All-time99°F1952-25°F1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bluefield so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

8 days
record run, ended Jun 29 1914

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Bluefield's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 81°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 26°FFeb: 45°FFeb: 28°FMar: 53°FMar: 35°FApr: 65°FApr: 45°FMay: 72°FMay: 53°FJun: 78°FJun: 60°FJul: 81°FJul: 64°FAug: 80°FAug: 62°FSep: 74°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 46°FNov: 54°FNov: 36°FDec: 45°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:15 AM
Sunset7:46 PM
Solar noon12:30 PM
Daylight14h 32m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.30°N, 81.20°W

Nearby Stations

Beckley, WV33 mi NBlacksburg, VA43 mi ERoanoke, VA67 mi ECharleston, WV77 mi NBristol-Johnson City, TN86 mi SWHuntington, WV104 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Bluefield'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.
Bluefield, WV — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bluefield's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bluefield, WV — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1909

Each cell is one day's high at Bluefield, coloured by temperature — 118 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bluefield, WV daily high heat map 1909–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bluefield — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
1 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 29th most in 118 years. Normal for this point: 1. Record: 14 in 1914.

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