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Morgantown, WV

39.650°N, 79.921°W · station MGWthr · 153 years of record
68°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Morgantown.
51°SAT10/1759°SUN10/1863°MON10/1966°TUE10/2067°WED10/2167°THU10/2268°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#56 / 136
warmest Oct 23 in 136 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

84°F
set in 2024

Coolest Oct 23 ever

40°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 68°F — 56th warmest Oct 23 of 136 years · record 84°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
1874: 72°F1875: 72°F1876: 82°F1877: 61°F1878: 55°F1879: 64°F1880: 67°F1881: 64°F1882: 62°F1892: 61°F1893: 69°F1894: 69°F1895: 51°F1896: 62°F1897: 62°F1898: 50°F1900: 75°F1901: 77°F1902: 72°F1903: 71°F1904: 59°F1905: 54°F1906: 76°F1907: 62°F1908: 67°F1909: 62°F1910: 56°F1911: 77°F1912: 76°F1913: 73°F1914: 77°F1915: 56°F1916: 45°F1917: 62°F1918: 72°F1919: 58°F1920: 83°F1921: 67°F1922: 64°F1923: 40°F1924: 48°F1925: 52°F1926: 56°F1927: 78°F1928: 72°F1929: 57°F1930: 46°F1931: 76°F1932: 64°F1933: 69°F1935: 71°F1936: 54°F1937: 40°F1939: 58°F1940: 62°F1944: 56°F1945: 69°F1946: 75°F1947: 81°F1948: 58°F1949: 65°F1950: 66°F1951: 79°F1952: 60°F1953: 73°F1954: 68°F1955: 74°F1956: 63°F1957: 69°F1958: 71°F1959: 75°F1960: 57°F1961: 65°F1962: 58°F1963: 80°F1964: 52°F1965: 56°F1966: 62°F1967: 76°F1968: 76°F1969: 40°F1970: 62°F1971: 66°F1972: 68°F1973: 68°F1974: 56°F1975: 80°F1976: 47°F1977: 62°F1978: 69°F1979: 70°F1980: 61°F1981: 59°F1982: 45°F1983: 60°F1984: 65°F1985: 77°F1986: 66°F1987: 63°F1988: 44°F1989: 71°F1990: 60°F1991: 80°F1992: 59°F1993: 62°F1994: 71°F1995: 79°F1996: 65°F1998: 58°F1999: 46°F2000: 73°F2001: 79°F2002: 56°F2003: 42°F2004: 63°F2005: 52°F2006: 42°F2007: 75°F2008: 53°F2009: 72°F2010: 72°F2011: 61°F2012: 74°F2013: 42°F2014: 61°F2015: 68°F2016: 50°F2017: 70°F2018: 61°F2019: 59°F2020: 82°F2021: 55°F2022: 75°F2023: 62°F2024: 84°F2025: 51°F68° forecast4045505560657075808518801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2368°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record84°F
This-date rank#56 of 136
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1893)
Odds to tie/break—
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Morgantown in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 29, 1914-20°FJan 16, 1972
Feb80°FFeb 8, 1900-25°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar87°FMar 25, 1929-4°FMar 13, 1896
Apr93°FApr 30, 18996°FApr 1, 1923
May95°FMay 14, 191625°FMay 10, 1947
Jun99°FJun 20, 189330°FJun 11, 1972
Jul103°FJul 24, 189240°FJul 6, 1895
Aug105°FAug 26, 189338°FAug 29, 1982
Sep102°FSep 23, 189330°FSep 24, 1983
Oct94°FOct 16, 189715°FOct 30, 1895
Nov83°FNov 5, 1948-1°FNov 30, 1929
Dec77°FDec 9, 1966-16°FDec 29, 1894
All-time105°FAug 26, 1893-25°FFeb 10, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Morgantown 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

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 8, 1902

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 22, 1906-1°FJan 8, 1970
Feb63°FFeb 11, 19326°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar68°FMar 30, 197715°FMar 2, 1914
Apr68°FApr 6, 192927°FApr 18, 1875
May75°FMay 19, 191141°FMay 9, 1947
Jun78°FJun 4, 192347°FJun 1, 1910
Jul79°FJul 8, 190261°FJul 5, 1972
Aug78°FAug 6, 191860°FAug 5, 1948
Sep76°FSep 16, 189349°FSep 30, 1924
Oct71°FOct 3, 201934°FOct 26, 1962
Nov65°FNov 5, 195910°FNov 25, 1950
Dec62°FDec 29, 1984-4°FDec 25, 1983
All-time79°FJul 8, 1902-4°FDec 25, 1983

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

15 days
record run, ended Jul 27 1934

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Morgantown's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 63°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 24°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 26°FMar: 52°FMar: 33°FApr: 65°FApr: 42°FMay: 74°FMay: 52°FJun: 81°FJun: 60°FJul: 84°FJul: 64°FAug: 83°FAug: 62°FSep: 77°FSep: 56°FOct: 66°FOct: 45°FNov: 54°FNov: 36°FDec: 44°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight11h 09m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.65°N, 79.92°W

Nearby Stations

Clarksburg, WV28 mi SWWheeling, WV52 mi NWElkins, WV52 mi SPittsburgh, PA59 mi NParkersburg, WV83 mi WNew Philadelphia, OH97 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Morgantown's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Morgantown, WV — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Morgantown, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Morgantown, WV daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Morgantown — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
11 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 86th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 61 in 1936.

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