West Virginia · THREADEX · 1899–2026
Elkins, WV
38.890°N, 79.855°W · station EKNthr · 128 years of record
91°F
HOTTEST JUL 15 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Jul 15
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elkins.
This Day in History · Jul 15
Today ranks
#5 / 127
warmest Jul 15 in 127 yrs of record
Hottest Jul 15 ever
96°F
set in 1995
Coolest Jul 15 ever
66°F
set in 1926
Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year
Every year's high on Jul 15 at Elkins. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
| Forecast high · Jul 15 | 91°F |
| Hottest this date since | 2024 |
| This-date record | 96°F |
| This-date rank | #5 of 127 |
| Hottest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | 99°F (1918) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1899–2026 |
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.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 78°F1914 | -24°F1984 |
| Feb | 77°F1932 | -22°F1977 |
| Mar | 86°F1929 | -15°F1978 |
| Apr | 90°F1925 | 3°F1985 |
| May | 93°F1996 | 20°F1966 |
| Jun | 96°F2012 | 25°F1977 |
| Jul | 99°F1988 | 32°F1988 |
| Aug | 99°F1918 | 34°F1965 |
| Sep | 97°F1953 | 26°F1899 |
| Oct | 90°F2019 | 11°F1952 |
| Nov | 82°F2003 | -8°F1930 |
| Dec | 76°F1951 | -28°F1917 |
| All-time | 99°F1918 | -28°F1917 |
Records set or tied at Elkins so far this year — through Jul 11.
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
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
7 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Normal high & low by month, from Elkins's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 82°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 5:05 AM |
| Sunset | 7:45 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:25 PM |
| Daylight | 14h 40m · losing 8 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
How many days a year hit a given high at Elkins — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 7th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 1. Record: 11 in 1914.
A ready-to-share summary of Elkins's outlook — post it, or link this page.
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