West Virginia · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Morgantown, WV

39.650°N, 79.921°W · station MGWthr · 153 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Morgantown.
86°MON7/1390°TUE7/1493°WED7/1591°THU7/1689°FRI7/1787°SAT7/1885°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#8 / 142
warmest Jul 15 in 142 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

99°F
set in 1995

Coolest Jul 15 ever

68°F
set in 1903

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Morgantown. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
6884991874: 89°F1875: 83°F1876: 86°F1877: 90°F1878: 89°F1879: 89°F1880: 89°F1881: 82°F1882: 74°F1892: 98°F1893: 98°F1894: 87°F1895: 81°F1896: 90°F1897: 83°F1898: 84°F1899: 75°F1900: 96°F1901: 86°F1902: 84°F1903: 68°F1904: 82°F1905: 86°F1906: 78°F1907: 84°F1908: 85°F1909: 85°F1910: 89°F1912: 91°F1913: 82°F1914: 85°F1915: 86°F1916: 88°F1917: 80°F1918: 86°F1919: 89°F1920: 83°F1921: 88°F1922: 83°F1923: 89°F1924: 80°F1925: 89°F1926: 72°F1927: 92°F1928: 74°F1929: 80°F1930: 76°F1931: 86°F1932: 82°F1933: 85°F1934: 92°F1935: 88°F1936: 88°F1937: 88°F1938: 83°F1939: 73°F1940: 85°F1941: 87°F1942: 82°F1943: 88°F1944: 85°F1945: 80°F1946: 88°F1947: 88°F1948: 77°F1949: 82°F1950: 83°F1951: 87°F1952: 93°F1953: 90°F1954: 78°F1955: 92°F1956: 72°F1957: 84°F1958: 86°F1959: 85°F1960: 69°F1961: 80°F1962: 78°F1963: 83°F1964: 76°F1965: 85°F1966: 81°F1967: 76°F1968: 89°F1969: 87°F1970: 91°F1971: 80°F1972: 86°F1973: 74°F1974: 76°F1975: 84°F1976: 79°F1977: 91°F1978: 85°F1979: 90°F1980: 85°F1981: 81°F1982: 90°F1983: 93°F1984: 88°F1985: 85°F1986: 84°F1987: 72°F1988: 88°F1989: 78°F1990: 75°F1991: 84°F1992: 88°F1993: 82°F1994: 87°F1995: 99°F1996: 88°F1997: 92°F1998: 79°F1999: 90°F2000: 84°F2001: 81°F2002: 87°F2003: 85°F2004: 81°F2005: 86°F2006: 87°F2007: 83°F2008: 82°F2009: 89°F2010: 89°F2011: 86°F2012: 88°F2013: 89°F2014: 81°F2015: 81°F2016: 90°F2017: 82°F2018: 88°F2019: 88°F2020: 85°F2021: 87°F2022: 84°F2023: 89°F2024: 95°F2025: 87°F93° forecast187420251995

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1593°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#8 of 142
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1893)
Odds to tie/break6.0% (daily)
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°F1914-20°F1972
Feb80°F1900-25°F1899
Mar87°F1929-4°F1896
Apr93°F18996°F1923
May95°F191625°F1947
Jun99°F189330°F1972
Jul103°F189240°F1895
Aug105°F189338°F1982
Sep102°F189330°F1983
Oct94°F189715°F1895
Nov83°F1948-1°F1929
Dec77°F1966-16°F1894
All-time105°F1893-25°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Morgantown 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

15 days
record run, ended Jul 27 1934

So far in 2026

7 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: 85°F · forecast is +8° 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

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset7:48 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight14h 45m · losing 7 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 Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 46th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 5. Record: 31 in 1936.

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