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Elkins, WV

38.890°N, 79.855°W · station EKNthr · 128 years of record
68°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elkins.
49°SAT10/1759°SUN10/1863°MON10/1965°TUE10/2066°WED10/2166°THU10/2268°FRI10/23

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

#46 / 127
warmest Oct 23 in 127 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

82°F
set in 2024

Coolest Oct 23 ever

36°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 68°F — 46th warmest Oct 23 of 127 years · record 82°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
1899: 72°F1900: 70°F1901: 74°F1902: 71°F1903: 56°F1904: 48°F1905: 54°F1906: 76°F1907: 60°F1908: 67°F1909: 56°F1910: 54°F1911: 60°F1912: 72°F1913: 66°F1914: 68°F1915: 60°F1916: 48°F1917: 58°F1918: 70°F1919: 58°F1920: 78°F1921: 71°F1922: 60°F1923: 43°F1924: 42°F1925: 48°F1926: 55°F1927: 76°F1928: 70°F1929: 58°F1930: 43°F1931: 78°F1932: 63°F1933: 58°F1934: 56°F1935: 66°F1936: 70°F1937: 36°F1938: 64°F1939: 53°F1940: 64°F1941: 67°F1942: 51°F1943: 48°F1944: 53°F1945: 69°F1946: 72°F1947: 80°F1948: 57°F1949: 64°F1950: 69°F1951: 75°F1952: 62°F1953: 69°F1954: 64°F1955: 74°F1956: 65°F1957: 67°F1958: 68°F1959: 70°F1960: 54°F1961: 65°F1962: 56°F1963: 77°F1964: 52°F1965: 53°F1966: 61°F1967: 75°F1968: 77°F1969: 41°F1970: 62°F1971: 65°F1972: 70°F1973: 69°F1974: 64°F1975: 79°F1976: 45°F1977: 66°F1978: 72°F1979: 65°F1980: 60°F1981: 51°F1982: 47°F1983: 59°F1984: 67°F1985: 74°F1986: 65°F1987: 61°F1988: 43°F1989: 74°F1990: 61°F1991: 78°F1992: 64°F1993: 62°F1994: 65°F1995: 78°F1996: 68°F1997: 50°F1998: 54°F1999: 43°F2000: 73°F2001: 78°F2002: 61°F2003: 42°F2004: 67°F2005: 57°F2006: 38°F2007: 75°F2008: 52°F2009: 69°F2010: 73°F2011: 62°F2012: 73°F2013: 43°F2014: 50°F2015: 74°F2016: 45°F2017: 66°F2018: 60°F2019: 58°F2020: 81°F2021: 57°F2022: 74°F2023: 66°F2024: 82°F2025: 55°F68° forecast35404550556065707580851900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2368°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#46 of 127
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record99°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break—
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 Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 2 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

10 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: 62°F · forecast is +6° 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

Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:40 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight11h 10m · 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
10 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 14th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 24 in 1993.

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