West Virginia · THREADEX · 1926–2026

Parkersburg, WV

39.340°N, 81.444°W · station PKBthr · 101 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Parkersburg.
86°MON7/1390°TUE7/1492°WED7/1592°THU7/1690°FRI7/1788°SAT7/1886°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#6 / 97
warmest Jul 15 in 97 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

103°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

74°F
set in 1946

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Parkersburg. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
74881031926: 77°F1927: 89°F1928: 76°F1929: 78°F1930: 80°F1931: 92°F1932: 92°F1933: 85°F1934: 94°F1935: 89°F1936: 103°F1937: 92°F1938: 82°F1939: 80°F1940: 81°F1941: 86°F1942: 84°F1943: 88°F1944: 86°F1945: 78°F1946: 74°F1947: 87°F1948: 81°F1949: 87°F1950: 85°F1951: 89°F1952: 95°F1953: 90°F1954: 80°F1955: 85°F1956: 76°F1957: 86°F1958: 89°F1959: 88°F1960: 77°F1961: 77°F1962: 78°F1963: 84°F1964: 80°F1965: 84°F1966: 82°F1967: 75°F1968: 86°F1969: 90°F1970: 90°F1971: 83°F1972: 88°F1973: 77°F1974: 85°F1975: 80°F1976: 87°F1977: 92°F1978: 84°F1979: 86°F1980: 91°F1981: 85°F1982: 87°F1983: 91°F1984: 90°F1985: 87°F1986: 84°F1987: 77°F1988: 90°F1989: 81°F1990: 77°F1991: 85°F1992: 88°F1993: 80°F1994: 86°F1995: 98°F1996: 89°F1997: 89°F2001: 85°F2002: 88°F2003: 85°F2004: 83°F2005: 84°F2006: 87°F2007: 86°F2008: 82°F2009: 86°F2010: 87°F2011: 85°F2012: 89°F2013: 91°F2014: 79°F2015: 80°F2016: 90°F2017: 85°F2018: 86°F2019: 90°F2020: 89°F2021: 87°F2022: 85°F2023: 86°F2024: 94°F2025: 88°F92° forecast192619362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1592°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#6 of 97
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1930)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1926–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Parkersburg in each calendar month, and for the whole 1926–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F1950-24°F1994
Feb79°F2017-10°F1996
Mar89°F1929-3°F1943
Apr91°F194218°F1982
May95°F196228°F2020
Jun100°F198836°F1972
Jul104°F193044°F1988
Aug102°F193040°F1986
Sep102°F195332°F1942
Oct96°F201921°F1952
Nov86°F19614°F1929
Dec78°F1982-16°F1989
All-time104°F1930-24°F1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Parkersburg so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

20 days
record run, ended Aug 5 1930

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Parkersburg's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 24°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 25°FMar: 54°FMar: 33°FApr: 67°FApr: 43°FMay: 74°FMay: 52°FJun: 82°FJun: 60°FJul: 85°FJul: 64°FAug: 85°FAug: 63°FSep: 78°FSep: 56°FOct: 67°FOct: 44°FNov: 55°FNov: 35°FDec: 44°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset7:53 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight14h 43m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.34°N, 81.44°W

Nearby Stations

Zanesville, OH48 mi NWClarksburg, WV65 mi ECharleston, WV66 mi SWheeling, WV71 mi NENew Philadelphia, OH78 mi NMorgantown, WV83 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Parkersburg's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Parkersburg, WV — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1926

Each cell is one day's high at Parkersburg, coloured by temperature — 101 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Parkersburg, WV daily high heat map 1926–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Parkersburg — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 57th most in 101 years. Normal for this point: 7. Record: 22 in 1934.

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