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West Virginia · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Morgantown, WV

39.650°N, 79.921°W · station MGWthr · 153 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Morgantown.
72°WED9/272°THU9/370°FRI9/467°SAT9/561°SUN9/660°MON9/761°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#77 / 138
coldest Sep 7 in 138 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

42°F
set in 1924

Mildest Sep 7 ever

72°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 60°F — 77th coldest Sep 7 of 138 years · record 42°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
1874: 59°F1875: 53°F1876: 50°F1877: 59°F1878: 60°F1879: 61°F1880: 67°F1881: 69°F1882: 59°F1892: 56°F1893: 71°F1894: 66°F1895: 61°F1896: 58°F1897: 50°F1898: 58°F1899: 60°F1900: 67°F1901: 56°F1902: 62°F1903: 45°F1904: 50°F1905: 54°F1906: 55°F1907: 50°F1908: 53°F1909: 54°F1910: 63°F1911: 60°F1912: 66°F1913: 59°F1914: 64°F1915: 65°F1916: 63°F1917: 59°F1918: 47°F1919: 64°F1920: 61°F1921: 56°F1922: 62°F1923: 68°F1924: 42°F1925: 65°F1926: 58°F1927: 60°F1928: 43°F1929: 67°F1930: 60°F1931: 47°F1932: 58°F1933: 57°F1935: 62°F1936: 48°F1937: 45°F1938: 59°F1939: 54°F1944: 55°F1945: 65°F1946: 56°F1947: 65°F1948: 66°F1949: 51°F1950: 47°F1951: 49°F1952: 52°F1953: 47°F1954: 67°F1955: 55°F1956: 62°F1957: 49°F1958: 63°F1959: 67°F1960: 63°F1961: 69°F1962: 51°F1963: 51°F1964: 45°F1965: 57°F1966: 46°F1967: 52°F1968: 58°F1969: 66°F1970: 57°F1971: 67°F1972: 46°F1973: 53°F1974: 56°F1975: 50°F1976: 45°F1977: 63°F1978: 66°F1979: 63°F1980: 64°F1981: 59°F1982: 58°F1983: 58°F1984: 46°F1985: 72°F1986: 50°F1987: 67°F1988: 45°F1989: 64°F1990: 66°F1991: 52°F1992: 66°F1993: 57°F1994: 53°F1995: 64°F1996: 67°F1997: 60°F1998: 60°F1999: 64°F2000: 53°F2001: 61°F2002: 59°F2003: 52°F2004: 65°F2005: 52°F2006: 52°F2007: 69°F2008: 58°F2009: 65°F2010: 64°F2011: 60°F2012: 68°F2013: 49°F2014: 57°F2015: 65°F2016: 58°F2017: 51°F2018: 68°F2019: 57°F2020: 57°F2021: 60°F2022: 66°F2023: 67°F2024: 54°F2025: 47°F60° forecast40455055606570751880190019101920193019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 760°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#77 of 138
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-25°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Morgantown in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 29, 1914-20°FJan 16, 1972
Feb80°FFeb 8, 1900-25°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar87°FMar 25, 1929-4°FMar 13, 1896
Apr93°FApr 30, 18996°FApr 1, 1923
May95°FMay 14, 191625°FMay 10, 1947
Jun99°FJun 20, 189330°FJun 11, 1972
Jul103°FJul 24, 189240°FJul 6, 1895
Aug105°FAug 26, 189338°FAug 29, 1982
Sep102°FSep 23, 189330°FSep 24, 1983
Oct94°FOct 16, 189715°FOct 30, 1895
Nov83°FNov 5, 1948-1°FNov 30, 1929
Dec77°FDec 9, 1966-16°FDec 29, 1894
All-time105°FAug 26, 1893-25°FFeb 10, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Morgantown 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

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 8, 1902

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 22, 1906-1°FJan 8, 1970
Feb63°FFeb 11, 19326°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar68°FMar 30, 197715°FMar 2, 1914
Apr68°FApr 6, 192927°FApr 18, 1875
May75°FMay 19, 191141°FMay 9, 1947
Jun78°FJun 4, 192347°FJun 1, 1910
Jul79°FJul 8, 190261°FJul 5, 1972
Aug78°FAug 6, 191860°FAug 5, 1948
Sep76°FSep 16, 189349°FSep 30, 1924
Oct71°FOct 3, 201934°FOct 26, 1962
Nov65°FNov 5, 195910°FNov 25, 1950
Dec62°FDec 29, 1984-4°FDec 25, 1983
All-time79°FJul 8, 1902-4°FDec 25, 1983

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

59 days
record run, ended Feb 9 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Morgantown's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 24°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 26°FMar: 52°FMar: 33°FApr: 65°FApr: 42°FMay: 74°FMay: 52°FJun: 81°FJun: 60°FJul: 84°FJul: 64°FAug: 83°FAug: 62°FSep: 77°FSep: 56°FOct: 66°FOct: 45°FNov: 54°FNov: 36°FDec: 44°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.65°N, 79.92°W

Nearby Stations

Clarksburg, WV28 mi SWWheeling, WV52 mi NWElkins, WV52 mi SPittsburgh, PA59 mi NParkersburg, WV83 mi WNew Philadelphia, OH97 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Morgantown's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Morgantown, WV — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at Morgantown, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Morgantown, WV daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Morgantown — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
66 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 90th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 63. Record: 90 in 1895.

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