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West Virginia · THREADEX · 1926–2026

Parkersburg, WV

39.340°N, 81.444°W · station PKBthr · 101 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Parkersburg.
72°WED9/273°THU9/372°FRI9/469°SAT9/562°SUN9/662°MON9/762°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#57 / 97
coldest Sep 6 in 97 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

46°F
set in 2010

Mildest Sep 6 ever

73°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 62°F — 57th coldest Sep 6 of 97 years · record 46°F (2010) · coldest since 2025.
1926: 65°F1927: 55°F1928: 49°F1929: 66°F1930: 60°F1931: 65°F1932: 67°F1933: 60°F1934: 51°F1935: 54°F1936: 59°F1937: 61°F1938: 58°F1939: 52°F1940: 57°F1941: 66°F1942: 57°F1943: 70°F1944: 64°F1945: 65°F1946: 57°F1947: 66°F1948: 65°F1949: 58°F1950: 50°F1951: 66°F1952: 51°F1953: 54°F1954: 66°F1955: 59°F1956: 67°F1957: 52°F1958: 64°F1959: 64°F1960: 72°F1961: 68°F1962: 47°F1963: 57°F1964: 60°F1965: 66°F1966: 59°F1967: 57°F1968: 69°F1969: 67°F1970: 61°F1971: 66°F1972: 56°F1973: 65°F1974: 52°F1975: 57°F1976: 56°F1977: 66°F1978: 58°F1979: 68°F1980: 65°F1981: 61°F1982: 54°F1983: 73°F1984: 49°F1985: 70°F1986: 51°F1987: 63°F1988: 51°F1989: 60°F1990: 69°F1991: 60°F1992: 66°F1993: 54°F1994: 58°F1995: 53°F1996: 66°F1997: 54°F2001: 55°F2002: 56°F2003: 50°F2004: 65°F2005: 54°F2006: 58°F2007: 62°F2008: 68°F2009: 54°F2010: 46°F2011: 57°F2012: 69°F2013: 49°F2014: 63°F2015: 63°F2016: 58°F2017: 50°F2018: 71°F2019: 52°F2020: 51°F2021: 62°F2022: 68°F2023: 66°F2024: 50°F2025: 53°F62° forecast45505560657075193019401950196019701980199020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 662°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#57 of 97
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-24°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1926–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Parkersburg in each calendar month, and for the whole 1926–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 25, 1950-24°FJan 19, 1994
Feb79°FFeb 24, 2017-10°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar89°FMar 25, 1929-3°FMar 4, 1943
Apr91°FApr 30, 194218°FApr 7, 1982
May95°FMay 16, 196228°FMay 9, 2020
Jun100°FJun 25, 198836°FJun 11, 1972
Jul104°FJul 28, 193044°FJul 1, 1988
Aug102°FAug 4, 193040°FAug 29, 1986
Sep102°FSep 3, 195332°FSep 29, 1942
Oct96°FOct 3, 201921°FOct 21, 1952
Nov86°FNov 3, 19614°FNov 30, 1929
Dec78°FDec 3, 1982-16°FDec 23, 1989
All-time104°FJul 28, 1930-24°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 21, 1930

Coldest high ever

1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 17, 1982
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 25, 19501°FJan 17, 1982
Feb63°FFeb 20, 20189°FFeb 19, 2015
Mar67°FMar 15, 199013°FMar 1, 1980
Apr69°FApr 6, 192931°FApr 13, 1950
May72°FMay 31, 195343°FMay 3, 1940
Jun78°FJun 29, 201253°FJun 2, 1956
Jul82°FJul 21, 193065°FJul 5, 1972
Aug77°FAug 23, 193663°FAug 28, 1986
Sep75°FSep 15, 193148°FSep 29, 1967
Oct73°FOct 6, 194137°FOct 26, 1962
Nov66°FNov 1, 192914°FNov 25, 1950
Dec64°FDec 3, 19824°FDec 25, 1983
All-time82°FJul 21, 19301°FJan 17, 1982

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

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Parkersburg's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 24°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 25°FMar: 54°FMar: 33°FApr: 67°FApr: 43°FMay: 74°FMay: 52°FJun: 82°FJun: 60°FJul: 85°FJul: 64°FAug: 85°FAug: 63°FSep: 78°FSep: 56°FOct: 67°FOct: 44°FNov: 55°FNov: 35°FDec: 44°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight13h 03m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.34°N, 81.44°W

Nearby Stations

Zanesville, OH48 mi NWClarksburg, WV65 mi ECharleston, WV66 mi SWheeling, WV71 mi NENew Philadelphia, OH78 mi NMorgantown, WV83 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Parkersburg's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Parkersburg, WV — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1926

Each cell is one day's low at Parkersburg, coloured by temperature — 101 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Parkersburg, WV daily low heat map 1926–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Parkersburg — counted through Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
64 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 58th most in 101 years. Normal for this point: 63. Record: 78 in 2018.

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