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Elkins, WV

38.890°N, 79.855°W · station EKNthr · 128 years of record
57°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Elkins.
69°WED9/270°THU9/369°FRI9/465°SAT9/557°SUN9/657°MON9/757°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#79 / 127
coldest Sep 6 in 127 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

38°F
set in 1950

Mildest Sep 6 ever

68°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 57°F — 79th coldest Sep 6 of 127 years · record 38°F (1950) · coldest since 2025.
1899: 63°F1900: 54°F1901: 53°F1902: 39°F1903: 45°F1904: 51°F1905: 48°F1906: 55°F1907: 52°F1908: 56°F1909: 41°F1910: 68°F1911: 64°F1912: 57°F1913: 59°F1914: 48°F1915: 62°F1916: 56°F1917: 49°F1918: 50°F1919: 54°F1920: 52°F1921: 64°F1922: 56°F1923: 62°F1924: 40°F1925: 52°F1926: 62°F1927: 51°F1928: 46°F1929: 52°F1930: 54°F1931: 58°F1932: 60°F1933: 50°F1934: 47°F1935: 56°F1936: 50°F1937: 60°F1938: 51°F1939: 44°F1940: 50°F1941: 63°F1942: 52°F1943: 62°F1944: 57°F1945: 61°F1946: 42°F1947: 60°F1948: 57°F1949: 60°F1950: 38°F1951: 60°F1952: 44°F1953: 47°F1954: 53°F1955: 50°F1956: 62°F1957: 41°F1958: 56°F1959: 57°F1960: 64°F1961: 66°F1962: 41°F1963: 54°F1964: 48°F1965: 55°F1966: 53°F1967: 49°F1968: 60°F1969: 64°F1970: 51°F1971: 62°F1972: 44°F1973: 62°F1974: 47°F1975: 57°F1976: 50°F1977: 66°F1978: 51°F1979: 62°F1980: 61°F1981: 59°F1982: 48°F1983: 63°F1984: 48°F1985: 60°F1986: 48°F1987: 61°F1988: 51°F1989: 50°F1990: 65°F1991: 51°F1992: 62°F1993: 52°F1994: 58°F1995: 44°F1996: 63°F1997: 42°F1998: 44°F1999: 60°F2000: 50°F2001: 52°F2002: 51°F2003: 49°F2004: 57°F2005: 50°F2006: 52°F2007: 53°F2008: 53°F2009: 49°F2010: 42°F2011: 55°F2012: 67°F2013: 51°F2014: 62°F2015: 57°F2016: 49°F2017: 48°F2018: 63°F2019: 59°F2020: 52°F2021: 55°F2022: 65°F2023: 63°F2024: 42°F2025: 56°F57° forecast35404550556065701900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 657°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#79 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°FJan 29, 1914-24°FJan 20, 1984
Feb77°FFeb 11, 1932-22°FFeb 8, 1977
Mar86°FMar 25, 1929-15°FMar 2, 1978
Apr90°FApr 24, 19253°FApr 10, 1985
May93°FMay 19, 199620°FMay 10, 1966
Jun96°FJun 29, 201225°FJun 8, 1977
Jul99°FJul 16, 198832°FJul 1, 1988
Aug99°FAug 6, 191834°FAug 29, 1965
Sep97°FSep 3, 195326°FSep 30, 1899
Oct90°FOct 1, 201911°FOct 21, 1952
Nov82°FNov 4, 2003-8°FNov 29, 1930
Dec76°FDec 7, 1951-28°FDec 30, 1917
All-time99°FAug 6, 1918-28°FDec 30, 1917

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 21, 1930

Coldest high ever

-6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 4, 20040°FJan 8, 1970
Feb58°FFeb 15, 2018-4°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar62°FMar 8, 200913°FMar 6, 1901
Apr65°FApr 10, 191925°FApr 1, 1919
May69°FMay 31, 195335°FMay 9, 1923
Jun72°FJun 28, 201049°FJun 4, 1945
Jul78°FJul 21, 193061°FJul 2, 1924
Aug72°FAug 5, 191859°FAug 27, 1927
Sep71°FSep 1, 191244°FSep 30, 1924
Oct69°FOct 4, 198630°FOct 26, 1962
Nov64°FNov 5, 197710°FNov 30, 1929
Dec58°FDec 13, 1927-6°FDec 25, 1983
All-time78°FJul 21, 1930-6°FDec 25, 1983

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: 54°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight13h 02m · losing 17 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 Sep 6 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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