West Virginia · THREADEX · 1899–2026

Elkins, WV

38.890°N, 79.855°W · station EKNthr · 128 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Elkins.
60°TUE7/1465°WED7/1569°THU7/1667°FRI7/1767°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#57 / 127
coldest Jul 14 in 127 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

44°F
set in 2009

Mildest Jul 14 ever

69°F
set in 2006

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Elkins. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4456691899: 62°F1900: 47°F1901: 67°F1902: 53°F1903: 51°F1904: 51°F1905: 59°F1906: 57°F1907: 56°F1908: 60°F1909: 63°F1910: 64°F1911: 55°F1912: 60°F1913: 60°F1914: 64°F1915: 61°F1916: 63°F1917: 58°F1918: 50°F1919: 65°F1920: 54°F1921: 62°F1922: 60°F1923: 59°F1924: 61°F1925: 57°F1926: 50°F1927: 64°F1928: 60°F1929: 61°F1930: 50°F1931: 60°F1932: 51°F1933: 51°F1934: 66°F1935: 59°F1936: 62°F1937: 65°F1938: 65°F1939: 60°F1940: 52°F1941: 58°F1942: 68°F1943: 61°F1944: 62°F1945: 57°F1946: 55°F1947: 61°F1948: 66°F1949: 63°F1950: 61°F1951: 65°F1952: 54°F1953: 53°F1954: 65°F1955: 57°F1956: 60°F1957: 65°F1958: 63°F1959: 58°F1960: 59°F1961: 66°F1962: 61°F1963: 59°F1964: 53°F1965: 60°F1966: 63°F1967: 57°F1968: 62°F1969: 55°F1970: 56°F1971: 55°F1972: 59°F1973: 57°F1974: 45°F1975: 59°F1976: 45°F1977: 57°F1978: 63°F1979: 66°F1980: 57°F1981: 60°F1982: 61°F1983: 51°F1984: 53°F1985: 54°F1986: 63°F1987: 53°F1988: 65°F1989: 58°F1990: 64°F1991: 57°F1992: 68°F1993: 60°F1994: 63°F1995: 64°F1996: 56°F1997: 53°F1998: 58°F1999: 59°F2000: 62°F2001: 47°F2002: 63°F2003: 54°F2004: 65°F2005: 67°F2006: 69°F2007: 53°F2008: 63°F2009: 44°F2010: 63°F2011: 57°F2012: 62°F2013: 63°F2014: 67°F2015: 62°F2016: 67°F2017: 67°F2018: 60°F2019: 60°F2020: 62°F2021: 63°F2022: 56°F2023: 60°F2024: 61°F2025: 69°F60° forecast189920252009

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1460°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#57 of 127
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-28°F (1917)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1899–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Elkins in each calendar month, and for the whole 1899–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F1914-24°F1984
Feb77°F1932-22°F1977
Mar86°F1929-15°F1978
Apr90°F19253°F1985
May93°F199620°F1966
Jun96°F201225°F1977
Jul99°F198832°F1988
Aug99°F191834°F1965
Sep97°F195326°F1899
Oct90°F201911°F1952
Nov82°F2003-8°F1930
Dec76°F1951-28°F1917
All-time99°F1918-28°F1917

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Elkins so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

9 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

73 days
record run, ended Feb 23 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Elkins's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 20°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 22°FMar: 52°FMar: 28°FApr: 64°FApr: 37°FMay: 72°FMay: 47°FJun: 79°FJun: 55°FJul: 82°FJul: 59°FAug: 81°FAug: 58°FSep: 75°FSep: 51°FOct: 65°FOct: 39°FNov: 54°FNov: 30°FDec: 44°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset7:45 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight14h 40m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.89°N, 79.86°W

Nearby Stations

Clarksburg, WV34 mi NWMorgantown, WV52 mi NParkersburg, WV90 mi WCharlottesville, VA91 mi SEWheeling, WV97 mi NWCharleston, WV100 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Elkins's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Elkins, WV — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1899

Each cell is one day's low at Elkins, coloured by temperature — 128 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Elkins, WV daily low heat map 1899–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Elkins — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
75 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 109th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 84. Record: 106 in 1971.

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