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Charleston, WV

38.380°N, 81.591°W · station CRWthr · 135 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Charleston.
72°WED9/273°THU9/373°FRI9/470°SAT9/564°SUN9/663°MON9/763°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#79 / 123
coldest Sep 7 in 123 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

46°F
set in 1892

Mildest Sep 7 ever

72°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 63°F — 79th coldest Sep 7 of 123 years · record 46°F (1892) · coldest since 2025.
1892: 46°F1902: 62°F1903: 52°F1904: 57°F1905: 59°F1906: 67°F1907: 53°F1908: 61°F1909: 50°F1910: 68°F1911: 67°F1912: 70°F1913: 69°F1914: 68°F1915: 64°F1916: 66°F1917: 60°F1918: 50°F1919: 60°F1920: 61°F1921: 61°F1922: 70°F1923: 63°F1925: 62°F1926: 58°F1927: 59°F1928: 53°F1929: 66°F1930: 58°F1931: 59°F1932: 64°F1933: 63°F1934: 61°F1935: 58°F1936: 57°F1937: 64°F1938: 64°F1939: 55°F1940: 59°F1941: 59°F1942: 65°F1943: 54°F1944: 59°F1945: 64°F1946: 52°F1947: 66°F1949: 57°F1950: 54°F1951: 54°F1952: 50°F1953: 51°F1954: 66°F1955: 60°F1956: 66°F1957: 56°F1958: 64°F1959: 66°F1960: 68°F1961: 70°F1962: 52°F1963: 54°F1964: 49°F1965: 62°F1966: 51°F1967: 50°F1968: 56°F1969: 64°F1970: 62°F1971: 67°F1972: 49°F1973: 58°F1974: 60°F1975: 59°F1976: 48°F1977: 68°F1978: 65°F1979: 63°F1980: 69°F1981: 62°F1982: 57°F1983: 68°F1984: 51°F1985: 72°F1986: 55°F1987: 68°F1988: 49°F1989: 67°F1990: 69°F1991: 60°F1992: 66°F1993: 59°F1994: 57°F1995: 56°F1996: 66°F1997: 53°F1998: 61°F1999: 60°F2000: 53°F2001: 63°F2002: 60°F2003: 55°F2004: 61°F2005: 53°F2006: 57°F2007: 64°F2008: 62°F2009: 65°F2010: 55°F2011: 59°F2012: 70°F2013: 51°F2014: 61°F2015: 63°F2016: 58°F2017: 50°F2018: 69°F2019: 63°F2020: 54°F2021: 56°F2022: 62°F2023: 67°F2024: 55°F2025: 51°F63° forecast45505560657075191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 763°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#79 of 123
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°FJan 15, 1932-16°FJan 19, 1994
Feb81°FFeb 20, 2018-12°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar92°FMar 26, 1929-5°FMar 4, 1943
Apr96°FApr 25, 192518°FApr 1, 1923
May98°FMay 10, 193026°FMay 10, 1966
Jun105°FJun 21, 193133°FJun 11, 1972
Jul108°FJul 4, 193146°FJul 10, 1961
Aug108°FAug 6, 191841°FAug 29, 1965
Sep104°FSep 1, 193232°FSep 29, 1942
Oct96°FOct 4, 190317°FOct 27, 1962
Nov87°FNov 18, 19316°FNov 30, 1929
Dec80°FDec 10, 1971-17°FDec 30, 1917
All-time108°FAug 6, 1918-17°FDec 30, 1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charleston so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 29, 1924

Coldest high ever

4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan62°FJan 22, 19066°FJan 17, 1977
Feb61°FFeb 21, 19979°FFeb 19, 2015
Mar68°FMar 15, 199016°FMar 1, 1980
Apr72°FApr 2, 194632°FApr 4, 1987
May74°FMay 22, 195343°FMay 9, 1923
Jun78°FJun 5, 190453°FJun 4, 1945
Jul84°FJul 29, 192464°FJul 5, 1972
Aug80°FAug 17, 192465°FAug 31, 1967
Sep74°FSep 3, 195747°FSep 29, 1967
Oct72°FOct 4, 198634°FOct 26, 1962
Nov69°FNov 5, 195912°FNov 25, 1950
Dec64°FDec 29, 19844°FDec 22, 1989
All-time84°FJul 29, 19244°FDec 22, 1989

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: 60°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight13h 01m · losing 16 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 Sep 7 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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