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West Virginia · THREADEX · 1896–2026

Beckley, WV

37.784°N, 81.123°W · station BKWthr · 131 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Beckley.
69°WED9/270°THU9/370°FRI9/467°SAT9/562°SUN9/662°MON9/761°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#97 / 121
coldest Sep 8 in 121 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

34°F
set in 1940

Mildest Sep 8 ever

65°F
set in 1921
Forecast low 61°F — 97th coldest Sep 8 of 121 years · record 34°F (1940) · coldest since 2025.
1896: 62°F1897: 46°F1898: 42°F1899: 56°F1900: 62°F1901: 60°F1902: 58°F1906: 60°F1907: 41°F1909: 60°F1910: 55°F1911: 56°F1912: 60°F1913: 42°F1914: 39°F1915: 63°F1916: 57°F1917: 57°F1918: 48°F1919: 48°F1920: 55°F1921: 65°F1922: 58°F1923: 56°F1924: 41°F1925: 54°F1926: 57°F1931: 45°F1932: 43°F1933: 58°F1934: 59°F1935: 55°F1936: 51°F1937: 58°F1938: 61°F1939: 39°F1940: 34°F1941: 63°F1942: 60°F1943: 44°F1944: 55°F1945: 59°F1946: 52°F1948: 51°F1949: 55°F1950: 56°F1951: 36°F1952: 46°F1953: 38°F1954: 59°F1955: 41°F1956: 55°F1957: 47°F1958: 53°F1959: 56°F1960: 62°F1961: 62°F1962: 49°F1963: 51°F1964: 56°F1965: 54°F1966: 40°F1967: 56°F1968: 46°F1969: 59°F1970: 62°F1971: 62°F1972: 48°F1973: 48°F1974: 57°F1975: 59°F1976: 48°F1977: 62°F1978: 63°F1979: 48°F1980: 59°F1981: 55°F1982: 56°F1983: 58°F1984: 50°F1985: 63°F1986: 44°F1987: 63°F1988: 38°F1989: 59°F1990: 62°F1991: 55°F1992: 62°F1993: 56°F1994: 47°F1995: 62°F1996: 62°F1997: 57°F1998: 45°F1999: 54°F2000: 50°F2001: 58°F2002: 60°F2003: 58°F2004: 65°F2005: 48°F2006: 54°F2007: 64°F2008: 56°F2009: 58°F2010: 55°F2011: 58°F2012: 62°F2013: 59°F2014: 61°F2015: 62°F2016: 62°F2017: 44°F2018: 64°F2019: 54°F2020: 58°F2021: 62°F2022: 60°F2023: 62°F2024: 47°F2025: 42°F61° forecast3035404550556065190019101920194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 861°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record34°F
This-date rank#97 of 121
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-22°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Beckley in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 30, 1916-22°FJan 21, 1985
Feb77°FFeb 22, 2023-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar85°FMar 28, 2020-7°FMar 13, 1960
Apr87°FApr 24, 19258°FApr 1, 1923
May92°FMay 22, 194121°FMay 10, 1923
Jun100°FJun 30, 193632°FJun 15, 1933
Jul103°FJul 21, 192638°FJul 10, 1961
Aug103°FAug 11, 192633°FAug 20, 1940
Sep97°FSep 2, 193223°FSep 29, 1942
Oct91°FOct 1, 20199°FOct 27, 1962
Nov80°FNov 7, 1916-1°FNov 23, 1937
Dec75°FDec 1, 1909-20°FDec 30, 1909
All-time103°FJul 21, 1926-22°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Beckley 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

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

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 23, 1930

Coldest high ever

-3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 7, 19981°FJan 8, 1970
Feb57°FFeb 11, 1932-3°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar65°FMar 20, 192112°FMar 1, 1980
Apr65°FApr 9, 192227°FApr 4, 1987
May70°FMay 23, 195329°FMay 3, 1897
Jun75°FJun 9, 190649°FJun 14, 1933
Jul79°FJul 7, 192459°FJul 5, 1972
Aug79°FAug 22, 192660°FAug 27, 1922
Sep81°FSep 23, 193045°FSep 29, 1967
Oct68°FOct 1, 201930°FOct 29, 1925
Nov63°FNov 1, 197112°FNov 25, 1950
Dec58°FDec 22, 19900°FDec 25, 1983
All-time81°FSep 23, 1930-3°FFeb 13, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

56 days
record run, ended Dec 28 1910

So far in 2026

62 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Beckley's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 57°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 24°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 26°FMar: 52°FMar: 33°FApr: 64°FApr: 42°FMay: 71°FMay: 51°FJun: 77°FJun: 58°FJul: 80°FJul: 62°FAug: 79°FAug: 61°FSep: 74°FSep: 55°FOct: 64°FOct: 44°FNov: 53°FNov: 34°FDec: 43°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Solar noon12:24 PM
Daylight13h 00m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.78°N, 81.12°W

Nearby Stations

Bluefield, WV33 mi SCharleston, WV48 mi NWBlacksburg, VA55 mi SERoanoke, VA70 mi EHuntington, WV87 mi WElkins, WV102 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Beckley's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Beckley, WV — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Beckley's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Beckley, WV — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1896

Each cell is one day's low at Beckley, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Beckley, WV daily low heat map 1896–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Beckley — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
62 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 98th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 65. Record: 104 in 1940.

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