Charleston, WV: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Charleston, WV: 108°F on Saturday 4 July 1931 and Tuesday 6 August 1918.

The record begins: 1892

All-time records

Hottest day: 108°F; 4 July 1931, 6 August 1918
Coldest night: -17°F; 30 December 1917
Wettest day: 5.60 in; 19 July 1961
Warmest night: 84°F; 29 July 1924
Coldest day: 4°F; 22 December 1989

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Charleston, WV by decade since the 1930s: the most record highs, 74, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 142, in the 1940s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	8
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	0	0	10
1930s	74	61	10
1940s	37	142	10
1950s	17	54	10
1960s	10	84	10
1970s	16	53	10
1980s	26	42	10
1990s	21	19	10
2000s	10	8	10
2010s	16	6	10
2020s	12	6	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	81°F 15 January 1932	-16°F 19 January 1994	2.09 in 1 January 2022
February	81°F 20 February 2018	-12°F 5 February 1996	2.68 in 16 February 2003
March	92°F 26 March 1929	-5°F 4 March 1943	2.76 in 1 March 1997, 6 March 1967
April	96°F 25 April 1925	18°F 1 April 1923	3.32 in 11 April 2024
May	98°F 10 May 1930	26°F 10 May 1966	2.38 in 27 May 1917
June	105°F 21 June 1931	33°F 11 June 1972	3.35 in 22 June 1901
July	108°F 4 July 1931	46°F 10 July 1963, 10 July 1961	5.60 in 19 July 1961
August	108°F 6 August 1918	41°F 29 August 1965	4.23 in 16 August 2026
September	104°F 3 September 1932, 2 September 1932, 1 September 1932	32°F 29 September 1942	4.15 in 17 September 2004
October	96°F 4 October 1903	17°F 27 October 1962	2.30 in 1 October 1915
November	87°F 24 November 1931, 18 November 1931	6°F 25 November 1950, 30 November 1929	3.61 in 12 November 2003
December	80°F 3 December 1982, 10 December 1971	-17°F 30 December 1917	2.44 in 8 December 1978

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	38 days	5 July to 11 August 1930	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	12 days	26 December 2017 to 6 January 2018	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	13.54 in	July 1961
Driest month	0.09 in	October 1963
Wettest year	67.05 in	2018
Driest year	26.13 in	1930

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Charleston, WV: a low of -17°F on Sunday 30 December 1917.
The wettest day on record in Charleston, WV: 5.60 in on Wednesday 19 July 1961.
The warmest night on record in Charleston, WV: a low of 84°F on Tuesday 29 July 1924.
The coldest day on record in Charleston, WV: a high of 4°F on Friday 22 December 1989.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Charleston, WV: 38 days, from Saturday 5 July to Monday 11 August 1930.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Charleston, WV: 12 days, from Tuesday 26 December 2017 to Saturday 6 January 2018.
The wettest month on record in Charleston, WV: July 1961, with 13.54 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Charleston, WV: October 1963, with 0.09 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Charleston, WV: 2018, with 67.05 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Charleston, WV: 1930, with 26.13 in of precipitation.

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