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Elkins, WV

38.890°N, 79.855°W · station EKNthr · 128 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elkins.
89°TUE9/192°WED9/291°THU9/386°FRI9/482°SAT9/581°SUN9/681°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#4 / 127
warmest Sep 2 in 127 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

94°F
set in 1932

Coolest Sep 2 ever

62°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 92°F — 4th warmest Sep 2 of 127 years · record 94°F (1932) · warmest since 1993.
1899: 85°F1900: 90°F1901: 73°F1902: 79°F1903: 78°F1904: 75°F1905: 77°F1906: 83°F1907: 82°F1908: 86°F1909: 69°F1910: 81°F1911: 86°F1912: 87°F1913: 86°F1914: 89°F1915: 74°F1916: 83°F1917: 83°F1918: 79°F1919: 67°F1920: 70°F1921: 84°F1922: 81°F1923: 84°F1924: 88°F1925: 84°F1926: 79°F1927: 77°F1928: 73°F1929: 86°F1930: 89°F1931: 84°F1932: 94°F1933: 83°F1934: 83°F1935: 63°F1936: 78°F1937: 88°F1938: 72°F1939: 85°F1940: 74°F1941: 83°F1942: 84°F1943: 80°F1944: 81°F1945: 72°F1946: 77°F1947: 78°F1948: 75°F1949: 79°F1950: 80°F1951: 82°F1952: 82°F1953: 93°F1954: 76°F1955: 75°F1956: 85°F1957: 89°F1958: 71°F1959: 81°F1960: 81°F1961: 83°F1962: 70°F1963: 79°F1964: 65°F1965: 75°F1966: 82°F1967: 67°F1968: 73°F1969: 73°F1970: 76°F1971: 80°F1972: 78°F1973: 87°F1974: 78°F1975: 74°F1976: 80°F1977: 86°F1978: 78°F1979: 81°F1980: 84°F1981: 79°F1982: 79°F1983: 78°F1984: 75°F1985: 83°F1986: 70°F1987: 74°F1988: 78°F1989: 75°F1990: 82°F1991: 77°F1992: 74°F1993: 93°F1994: 72°F1995: 74°F1996: 78°F1997: 84°F1998: 78°F1999: 88°F2000: 82°F2001: 75°F2002: 83°F2003: 71°F2004: 79°F2005: 81°F2006: 62°F2007: 82°F2008: 87°F2009: 76°F2010: 89°F2011: 88°F2012: 82°F2013: 84°F2014: 84°F2015: 84°F2016: 77°F2017: 64°F2018: 87°F2019: 82°F2020: 84°F2021: 73°F2022: 84°F2023: 85°F2024: 75°F2025: 77°F92° forecast60657075808590951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 292°F
Hottest this date since1993
This-date record94°F
This-date rank#4 of 127
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record99°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1899–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Elkins in each calendar month, and for the whole 1899–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 29, 1914-24°FJan 20, 1984
Feb77°FFeb 11, 1932-22°FFeb 8, 1977
Mar86°FMar 25, 1929-15°FMar 2, 1978
Apr90°FApr 24, 19253°FApr 10, 1985
May93°FMay 19, 199620°FMay 10, 1966
Jun96°FJun 29, 201225°FJun 8, 1977
Jul99°FJul 16, 198832°FJul 1, 1988
Aug99°FAug 6, 191834°FAug 29, 1965
Sep97°FSep 3, 195326°FSep 30, 1899
Oct90°FOct 1, 201911°FOct 21, 1952
Nov82°FNov 4, 2003-8°FNov 29, 1930
Dec76°FDec 7, 1951-28°FDec 30, 1917
All-time99°FAug 6, 1918-28°FDec 30, 1917

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 21, 1930

Coldest high ever

-6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 4, 20040°FJan 8, 1970
Feb58°FFeb 15, 2018-4°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar62°FMar 8, 200913°FMar 6, 1901
Apr65°FApr 10, 191925°FApr 1, 1919
May69°FMay 31, 195335°FMay 9, 1923
Jun72°FJun 28, 201049°FJun 4, 1945
Jul78°FJul 21, 193061°FJul 2, 1924
Aug72°FAug 5, 191859°FAug 27, 1927
Sep71°FSep 1, 191244°FSep 30, 1924
Oct69°FOct 4, 198630°FOct 26, 1962
Nov64°FNov 5, 197710°FNov 30, 1929
Dec58°FDec 13, 1927-6°FDec 25, 1983
All-time78°FJul 21, 1930-6°FDec 25, 1983

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

8 days
record run, ended Sep 4 1953

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Elkins's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 20°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 22°FMar: 52°FMar: 28°FApr: 64°FApr: 37°FMay: 72°FMay: 47°FJun: 79°FJun: 55°FJul: 82°FJul: 59°FAug: 81°FAug: 58°FSep: 75°FSep: 51°FOct: 65°FOct: 39°FNov: 54°FNov: 30°FDec: 44°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight13h 02m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.89°N, 79.86°W

Nearby Stations

Clarksburg, WV34 mi NWMorgantown, WV52 mi NParkersburg, WV90 mi WCharlottesville, VA91 mi SEWheeling, WV97 mi NWCharleston, WV100 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Elkins's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Elkins, WV — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1899

Each cell is one day's high at Elkins, coloured by temperature — 128 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Elkins, WV daily high heat map 1899–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Elkins — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
8 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 15th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 3. Record: 23 in 1988.

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