39.340°N, 81.444°W · station PKBthr · 101 years of record
94°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Parkersburg.
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
#8 / 97
warmest Sep 1 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
101°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
64°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 93°F — 8th warmest Sep 1 of 97 years · record 101°F (1953) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#6 / 97
warmest Sep 2 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
64°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 94°F — 6th warmest Sep 2 of 97 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#6 / 97
warmest Sep 3 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
102°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 3 ever
64°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 93°F — 6th warmest Sep 3 of 97 years · record 102°F (1953) · warmest since 2018.
Ranks
#20 / 97
warmest Sep 4 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
96°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 4 ever
66°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 88°F — 20th warmest Sep 4 of 97 years · record 96°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#35 / 96
warmest Sep 5 in 96 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
97°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
67°F
set in 2011
Forecast high 85°F — 35th warmest Sep 5 of 96 years · record 97°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#44 / 97
warmest Sep 6 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
98°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
61°F
set in 2011
Forecast high 83°F — 44th warmest Sep 6 of 97 years · record 98°F (1954) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#47 / 97
warmest Sep 7 in 97 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
97°F
set in 2002
Coolest Sep 7 ever
66°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 82°F — 47th warmest Sep 7 of 97 years · record 97°F (2002) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
78°FJan 25, 1950
-24°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
79°FFeb 24, 2017
-10°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar
89°FMar 25, 1929
-3°FMar 4, 1943
Apr
91°FApr 30, 1942
18°FApr 7, 1982
May
95°FMay 16, 1962
28°FMay 9, 2020
Jun
100°FJun 25, 1988
36°FJun 11, 1972
Jul
104°FJul 28, 1930
44°FJul 1, 1988
Aug
102°FAug 4, 1930
40°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
102°FSep 3, 1953
32°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
96°FOct 3, 2019
21°FOct 21, 1952
Nov
86°FNov 3, 1961
4°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
78°FDec 3, 1982
-16°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
104°FJul 28, 1930
-24°FJan 19, 1994
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Parkersburg so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
61°FJan 25, 1950
1°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
63°FFeb 20, 2018
9°FFeb 19, 2015
Mar
67°FMar 15, 1990
13°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
69°FApr 6, 1929
31°FApr 13, 1950
May
72°FMay 31, 1953
43°FMay 3, 1940
Jun
78°FJun 29, 2012
53°FJun 2, 1956
Jul
82°FJul 21, 1930
65°FJul 5, 1972
Aug
77°FAug 23, 1936
63°FAug 28, 1986
Sep
75°FSep 15, 1931
48°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
73°FOct 6, 1941
37°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
66°FNov 1, 1929
14°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
64°FDec 3, 1982
4°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
82°FJul 21, 1930
1°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
7 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: 83°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
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.
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.