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Parkersburg, WV

39.340°N, 81.444°W · station PKBthr · 101 years of record
71°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Parkersburg.
55°SAT10/1762°SUN10/1865°MON10/1969°TUE10/2070°WED10/2170°THU10/2271°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#26 / 96
warmest Oct 23 in 96 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

84°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 23 ever

41°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 71°F — 26th warmest Oct 23 of 96 years · record 84°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1926: 59°F1927: 82°F1928: 76°F1929: 50°F1930: 43°F1931: 80°F1932: 66°F1933: 58°F1934: 59°F1935: 65°F1936: 69°F1937: 41°F1938: 70°F1939: 56°F1940: 65°F1941: 69°F1942: 54°F1943: 54°F1944: 56°F1945: 53°F1946: 79°F1947: 84°F1948: 58°F1949: 68°F1950: 69°F1951: 80°F1952: 63°F1953: 78°F1954: 71°F1955: 78°F1956: 64°F1957: 68°F1958: 65°F1959: 72°F1960: 62°F1961: 70°F1962: 59°F1963: 82°F1964: 56°F1965: 53°F1966: 67°F1967: 73°F1968: 74°F1969: 45°F1970: 53°F1971: 66°F1972: 70°F1973: 74°F1974: 67°F1975: 78°F1976: 48°F1977: 66°F1978: 67°F1979: 64°F1980: 64°F1981: 52°F1982: 56°F1983: 60°F1984: 67°F1985: 74°F1986: 67°F1987: 64°F1988: 48°F1989: 71°F1990: 57°F1991: 78°F1992: 63°F1993: 64°F1994: 69°F1995: 76°F1996: 68°F2001: 80°F2002: 59°F2003: 48°F2004: 64°F2005: 54°F2006: 42°F2007: 73°F2008: 55°F2009: 68°F2010: 74°F2011: 61°F2012: 76°F2013: 44°F2014: 59°F2015: 74°F2016: 54°F2017: 67°F2018: 63°F2019: 62°F2020: 82°F2021: 60°F2022: 77°F2023: 64°F2024: 80°F2025: 56°F71° forecast40455055606570758085193019401950196019701980199020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2371°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record84°F
This-date rank#26 of 96
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°FJan 25, 1950-24°FJan 19, 1994
Feb79°FFeb 24, 2017-10°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar89°FMar 25, 1929-3°FMar 4, 1943
Apr91°FApr 30, 194218°FApr 7, 1982
May95°FMay 16, 196228°FMay 9, 2020
Jun100°FJun 25, 198836°FJun 11, 1972
Jul104°FJul 28, 193044°FJul 1, 1988
Aug102°FAug 4, 193040°FAug 29, 1986
Sep102°FSep 3, 195332°FSep 29, 1942
Oct96°FOct 3, 201921°FOct 21, 1952
Nov86°FNov 3, 19614°FNov 30, 1929
Dec78°FDec 3, 1982-16°FDec 23, 1989
All-time104°FJul 28, 1930-24°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Parkersburg so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 21, 1930

Coldest high ever

1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 17, 1982
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 25, 19501°FJan 17, 1982
Feb63°FFeb 20, 20189°FFeb 19, 2015
Mar67°FMar 15, 199013°FMar 1, 1980
Apr69°FApr 6, 192931°FApr 13, 1950
May72°FMay 31, 195343°FMay 3, 1940
Jun78°FJun 29, 201253°FJun 2, 1956
Jul82°FJul 21, 193065°FJul 5, 1972
Aug77°FAug 23, 193663°FAug 28, 1986
Sep75°FSep 15, 193148°FSep 29, 1967
Oct73°FOct 6, 194137°FOct 26, 1962
Nov66°FNov 1, 192914°FNov 25, 1950
Dec64°FDec 3, 19824°FDec 25, 1983
All-time82°FJul 21, 19301°FJan 17, 1982

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

11 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: 63°F · forecast is +8° 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

Sunrise6:36 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight11h 09m · losing 18 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 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 70th most in 101 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 51 in 1936.

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