West Virginia · THREADEX · 1892–2026

Charleston, WV

38.380°N, 81.591°W · station CRWthr · 135 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Charleston.
64°TUE7/1467°WED7/1570°THU7/1671°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#40 / 122
coldest Jul 14 in 122 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

54°F
set in 2009

Mildest Jul 14 ever

77°F
set in 1992

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Charleston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5466771892: 68°F1903: 63°F1904: 63°F1905: 67°F1906: 66°F1907: 65°F1908: 69°F1909: 70°F1911: 63°F1912: 71°F1913: 69°F1914: 68°F1915: 68°F1916: 71°F1917: 64°F1918: 57°F1919: 67°F1920: 65°F1921: 66°F1922: 70°F1923: 62°F1924: 58°F1925: 62°F1926: 59°F1927: 68°F1928: 67°F1929: 70°F1930: 68°F1931: 64°F1932: 61°F1933: 65°F1934: 68°F1935: 70°F1936: 72°F1938: 61°F1939: 70°F1940: 57°F1941: 66°F1942: 68°F1943: 65°F1944: 62°F1945: 67°F1946: 63°F1947: 67°F1948: 69°F1949: 68°F1950: 62°F1951: 68°F1952: 60°F1953: 61°F1954: 72°F1955: 64°F1956: 66°F1957: 68°F1958: 70°F1959: 62°F1960: 65°F1961: 63°F1962: 67°F1963: 64°F1964: 63°F1965: 66°F1966: 70°F1967: 57°F1968: 68°F1969: 60°F1970: 65°F1971: 62°F1972: 62°F1973: 65°F1974: 56°F1975: 60°F1976: 56°F1977: 67°F1978: 68°F1979: 69°F1980: 66°F1981: 67°F1982: 67°F1983: 67°F1984: 61°F1985: 68°F1986: 69°F1987: 60°F1988: 69°F1989: 63°F1990: 69°F1991: 63°F1992: 77°F1993: 70°F1994: 71°F1995: 70°F1996: 63°F1997: 63°F1998: 68°F1999: 60°F2000: 67°F2001: 55°F2002: 67°F2003: 62°F2004: 73°F2005: 71°F2006: 72°F2007: 61°F2008: 68°F2009: 54°F2010: 68°F2011: 61°F2012: 64°F2013: 67°F2014: 71°F2015: 66°F2016: 70°F2017: 71°F2018: 68°F2019: 65°F2020: 63°F2021: 67°F2022: 66°F2023: 67°F2024: 66°F2025: 72°F64° forecast189220092025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1464°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record54°F
This-date rank#40 of 122
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-17°F (1917)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1892–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charleston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F1932-16°F1994
Feb81°F2018-12°F1996
Mar92°F1929-5°F1943
Apr96°F192518°F1923
May98°F193026°F1966
Jun105°F193133°F1972
Jul108°F193146°F1961
Aug108°F191841°F1965
Sep104°F193232°F1942
Oct96°F190317°F1962
Nov87°F19316°F1929
Dec80°F1971-17°F1917
All-time108°F1918-17°F1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charleston 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

69 days
record run, ended Feb 9 1918

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Charleston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 26°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 28°FMar: 57°FMar: 35°FApr: 69°FApr: 44°FMay: 76°FMay: 53°FJun: 83°FJun: 62°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 85°FAug: 64°FSep: 79°FSep: 57°FOct: 68°FOct: 45°FNov: 57°FNov: 36°FDec: 47°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset7:51 PM
Solar noon12:32 PM
Daylight14h 38m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.38°N, 81.59°W

Nearby Stations

Beckley, WV48 mi SEHuntington, WV52 mi WParkersburg, WV66 mi NBluefield, WV77 mi SClarksburg, WV97 mi NEElkins, WV100 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Charleston'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.
Charleston, WV — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charleston's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charleston, WV — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1892

Each cell is one day's low at Charleston, coloured by temperature — 135 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charleston, WV daily low heat map 1892–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Charleston — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
59 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 71st most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 56. Record: 85 in 1942.

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