West Virginia · THREADEX · 1892–2026

Charleston, WV

38.380°N, 81.591°W · station CRWthr · 135 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston.
84°MON7/1390°TUE7/1492°WED7/1593°THU7/1693°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1888°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#20 / 121
warmest Jul 16 in 121 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

103°F
set in 1988

Coolest Jul 16 ever

73°F
set in 1945

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Charleston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
73881031892: 88°F1902: 92°F1903: 81°F1904: 90°F1905: 91°F1906: 87°F1907: 89°F1908: 86°F1909: 86°F1911: 88°F1912: 94°F1913: 88°F1914: 83°F1915: 96°F1916: 94°F1917: 81°F1918: 89°F1919: 81°F1920: 90°F1921: 91°F1922: 93°F1923: 92°F1924: 77°F1925: 92°F1926: 80°F1927: 92°F1928: 80°F1929: 81°F1930: 90°F1931: 100°F1934: 95°F1935: 89°F1936: 100°F1938: 87°F1939: 84°F1940: 87°F1941: 86°F1942: 93°F1943: 91°F1944: 93°F1945: 73°F1946: 86°F1947: 85°F1948: 84°F1949: 86°F1950: 83°F1951: 93°F1952: 87°F1953: 92°F1954: 82°F1955: 89°F1956: 87°F1957: 92°F1958: 84°F1959: 91°F1960: 79°F1961: 75°F1962: 84°F1963: 88°F1964: 85°F1965: 84°F1966: 87°F1967: 77°F1968: 83°F1969: 91°F1970: 80°F1971: 82°F1972: 89°F1973: 82°F1974: 81°F1975: 84°F1976: 92°F1977: 93°F1978: 79°F1979: 87°F1980: 91°F1981: 85°F1982: 93°F1983: 94°F1984: 90°F1985: 82°F1986: 89°F1987: 80°F1988: 103°F1989: 75°F1990: 84°F1991: 92°F1992: 87°F1993: 86°F1994: 81°F1995: 94°F1996: 78°F1997: 88°F1998: 81°F1999: 95°F2000: 79°F2001: 86°F2002: 88°F2003: 84°F2004: 81°F2005: 87°F2006: 90°F2007: 89°F2008: 86°F2009: 86°F2010: 89°F2011: 78°F2012: 88°F2013: 92°F2014: 77°F2015: 84°F2016: 86°F2017: 87°F2018: 86°F2019: 94°F2020: 95°F2021: 91°F2022: 86°F2023: 84°F2024: 99°F2025: 90°F93° forecast189219882025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1693°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#20 of 121
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
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°F1932-16°F1994
Feb81°F2018-12°F1996
Mar92°F1929-5°F1943
Apr96°F192518°F1923
May98°F193026°F1966
Jun105°F193133°F1972
Jul108°F193146°F1961
Aug108°F191841°F1965
Sep104°F193232°F1942
Oct96°F190317°F1962
Nov87°F19316°F1929
Dec80°F1971-17°F1917
All-time108°F1918-17°F1917

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

9 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: 86°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

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset7:51 PM
Solar noon12:32 PM
Daylight14h 38m · losing 6 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 Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 64th most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 40 in 1930.

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