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Charleston, WV

38.380°N, 81.591°W · station CRWthr · 135 years of record
72°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston.
55°SAT10/1762°SUN10/1864°MON10/1968°TUE10/2070°WED10/2171°THU10/2272°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#42 / 122
warmest Oct 23 in 122 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

88°F
set in 1920

Coolest Oct 23 ever

44°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 72°F — 42nd warmest Oct 23 of 122 years · record 88°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
1903: 72°F1904: 66°F1905: 62°F1907: 67°F1908: 70°F1909: 70°F1910: 61°F1911: 60°F1912: 74°F1913: 74°F1914: 70°F1915: 66°F1916: 74°F1917: 61°F1918: 76°F1919: 72°F1920: 88°F1921: 74°F1922: 68°F1923: 71°F1924: 60°F1925: 61°F1926: 67°F1927: 79°F1928: 70°F1929: 60°F1930: 64°F1931: 85°F1932: 62°F1933: 81°F1934: 70°F1935: 78°F1936: 72°F1937: 45°F1938: 73°F1939: 68°F1940: 70°F1941: 73°F1942: 54°F1943: 62°F1944: 60°F1945: 61°F1946: 80°F1947: 85°F1948: 60°F1949: 67°F1950: 72°F1951: 80°F1952: 64°F1953: 77°F1954: 69°F1955: 79°F1956: 68°F1957: 67°F1958: 65°F1959: 73°F1960: 61°F1961: 70°F1962: 59°F1963: 81°F1964: 60°F1965: 55°F1966: 62°F1967: 74°F1968: 77°F1969: 46°F1970: 55°F1971: 66°F1972: 73°F1973: 74°F1974: 68°F1975: 80°F1976: 49°F1977: 77°F1978: 76°F1979: 72°F1980: 68°F1981: 57°F1982: 52°F1983: 63°F1984: 74°F1985: 75°F1986: 68°F1987: 66°F1988: 50°F1989: 73°F1990: 61°F1991: 79°F1992: 68°F1993: 65°F1994: 69°F1995: 77°F1996: 77°F1997: 57°F1998: 58°F1999: 48°F2000: 78°F2001: 82°F2002: 64°F2003: 52°F2004: 67°F2005: 60°F2006: 44°F2007: 78°F2008: 57°F2009: 70°F2010: 78°F2011: 64°F2012: 79°F2013: 48°F2014: 58°F2015: 77°F2016: 53°F2017: 69°F2018: 66°F2019: 63°F2020: 83°F2021: 62°F2022: 77°F2023: 67°F2024: 83°F2025: 61°F72° forecast4045505560657075808590191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2372°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record88°F
This-date rank#42 of 122
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break—
Period of record1892–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charleston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°FJan 15, 1932-16°FJan 19, 1994
Feb81°FFeb 20, 2018-12°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar92°FMar 26, 1929-5°FMar 4, 1943
Apr96°FApr 25, 192518°FApr 1, 1923
May98°FMay 10, 193026°FMay 10, 1966
Jun105°FJun 21, 193133°FJun 11, 1972
Jul108°FJul 4, 193146°FJul 10, 1961
Aug108°FAug 6, 191841°FAug 29, 1965
Sep104°FSep 1, 193232°FSep 29, 1942
Oct96°FOct 4, 190317°FOct 27, 1962
Nov87°FNov 18, 19316°FNov 30, 1929
Dec80°FDec 10, 1971-17°FDec 30, 1917
All-time108°FAug 6, 1918-17°FDec 30, 1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charleston so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 1 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 29, 1924

Coldest high ever

4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan62°FJan 22, 19066°FJan 17, 1977
Feb61°FFeb 21, 19979°FFeb 19, 2015
Mar68°FMar 15, 199016°FMar 1, 1980
Apr72°FApr 2, 194632°FApr 4, 1987
May74°FMay 22, 195343°FMay 9, 1923
Jun78°FJun 5, 190453°FJun 4, 1945
Jul84°FJul 29, 192464°FJul 5, 1972
Aug80°FAug 17, 192465°FAug 31, 1967
Sep74°FSep 3, 195747°FSep 29, 1967
Oct72°FOct 4, 198634°FOct 26, 1962
Nov69°FNov 5, 195912°FNov 25, 1950
Dec64°FDec 29, 19844°FDec 22, 1989
All-time84°FJul 29, 19244°FDec 22, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

38 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1930

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Charleston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 65°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 26°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 28°FMar: 57°FMar: 35°FApr: 69°FApr: 44°FMay: 76°FMay: 53°FJun: 83°FJun: 62°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 85°FAug: 64°FSep: 79°FSep: 57°FOct: 68°FOct: 45°FNov: 57°FNov: 36°FDec: 47°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:36 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight11h 11m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.38°N, 81.59°W

Nearby Stations

Beckley, WV48 mi SEHuntington, WV52 mi WParkersburg, WV66 mi NBluefield, WV77 mi SClarksburg, WV97 mi NEElkins, WV100 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charleston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charleston, WV — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1892

Each cell is one day's high at Charleston, coloured by temperature — 135 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charleston, WV daily high heat map 1892–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Charleston — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
24 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 72nd most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 29. Record: 96 in 1930.

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