Wheeling, WV: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 59.1°F in Wheeling, WV, the coldest May since 2020, tied 31st coldest of 119 (with 1940, 1931 and 1929).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 59.1°F; Coldest since 2020; 31st coldest of 119
Precipitation: 4.24 in; Wettest since 2025; 53rd wettest of 125

A normal May in Wheeling, WV (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 60.6°F, between 57.1°F and 66.1°F in eight years of ten and 4.10 in of precipitation, between 2.29 in and 6.01 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Wheeling, WV since 1900: 59.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 53.5°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 57.1 to 66.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Wheeling, WV from 1880 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	59.1	86	69.1	105	49.1	54	4.24	53	0
2025	59.7	79	68.6	108	50.8	28	5.89	16	0
2024	66.3	7	75.6	37	56.9	3	3.62	66	0
2023	60.2	64	71.3	87	49	56	1.87	112	0
2022	64.3	17	74.4	49	54.1	9	4.13	57	0
2021	59.3	83	69.7	100	48.9	57	3.56	69	0
2020	58.7	92	68.5	109	48.9	57	3.06	83	0
2019	64.7	16	74.3	51	55.2	7	3.33	72	0
2018	69.2	1	79.2	13	59.2	1	4.84	37	0
2017	60	69	69.7	100	50.4	36	5.69	17	0
2016	60.5	60	70.3	96	50.7	30	4.00	59	0
2015	66	8	76.3	30	55.6	4	2.92	88	0
2014	61.5	48	71.8	80	51.3	24	4.37	48	0
2013	62.3	34	72.6	69	52.1	17	2.74	92	1
2012	66.4	6	77.4	24	55.4	5	3.60	67	0
2011	62.9	25	72	77	53.8	10	4.86	36	0
2010	63.7	22	73.9	55	53.6	11	4.45	45	0
2009	60.6	59	70.8	92	50.5	33	5.06	30	0
2008	57.4	103	67.9	111	46.9	74	4.18	55	0
2007	63.7	22	76.1	32	51.4	23	1.77	114	0
2006	58.5	94	68.7	107	48.3	63	4.02	58	0
2005	56.5	111	67.1	118	45.8	85	3.19	79	0
2004							5.97	13	4
2003	59.2	84	67.9	111	50.5	33	6.74	6	1
2002	57.2	106	67.7	113	46.6	79	4.51	43	0
2001	60	69	70.4	95	49.6	47	3.19	79	0
2000	62.9	25	72.8	66	53	12	5.62	21	0
1999	62.1	40	73.8	57	50.4	36	2.63	93	1
1998	64.2	18	73.8	57	54.5	8	4.77	39	0
1997	55.3	116	67.1	118	43.5	107	6.40	8	0
1996	60.2	64	69.9	98	50.5	33	7.43	1	0
1995	60.1	67	71	90	49.1	54	4.77	39	0
1994	56.2	113	67.7	113	44.7	99	2.26	102	0
1993	62.1	40	75	43	49.3	52	1.20	121	0
1992	60.2	64	71.9	79	48.5	62	3.28	76	1
1991	68.8	2	80.3	7	57.4	2	2.29	100	1
1990	58.6	93	68.3	110	48.9	57	6.07	11	0
1989	57.7	99	67.7	113	48.1	64	5.90	15	2
1988	62.5	31	75.6	37	49.8	45	2.52	95	3
1987							4.18	55	8
1986					52	18	1.78	113	6
1985			78.2	17	50.7	30	6.80	5	4
1984	58.1	96	69	106	47.2	72	5.49	22	1
1983	58.1	96	70.9	91	45.3	92	6.49	7	0
1982	66.9	4	81.3	3	52.5	15	4.63	41	1
1981	59.9	74	74.1	53	45.8	85	3.05	84	2
1980	62.2	36	74.5	47	50	42	7.15	2	1
1979	59.9	74	71.6	83	47.9	65	5.16	26	1
1978	59.7	79	70.5	93	48.9	57	4.24	53	0
1977	65.5	12	79	15	52	18	4.30	50	0
1976	57.7	99	69.9	98	45.6	88	1.73	116	0
1975	64.1	19	75.9	34	52.4	16	3.29	75	0
1974	61	54	72.5	71	49.5	50	5.64	20	0
1972	62.4	33	77.3	25	47.6	68	1.57	118	0
1971	57.9	98	73	64	42.7	110	5.43	23	0
1970	64.8	15	80.3	7	49.3	52	2.59	94	0
1969	61.3	51	77.1	26	45.5	89	2.91	89	0
1968	57.6	102	70.2	97	45.1	94	6.82	3	0
1967	55.8	114	69.5	103	42	117	6.20	9	0
1966	57.3	104	72.3	73	42.4	112	3.26	77	0
1965	65.7	11	81.8	2	49.6	47	1.89	110	0
1964	62.3	34	79.1	14	45.4	90	2.07	105	0
1963	58.2	95	74.4	49	42.2	115	1.95	109	1
1962	65.8	10	81	4	50.6	32	2.30	99	0
1961	56.5	111	71.4	85	41.7	120	3.17	81	0
1960	59.2	84	71.5	84	46.9	74	5.04	32	0
1959	64.9	14	80	11	49.7	46	3.87	63	0
1958	58.8	90	74.8	45	42.5	111	4.28	51	1
1957	61.4	49	77.5	22	45.4	90	2.49	96	0
1956	59.8	77	74.5	47	45.1	94	6.03	12	0
1955	63.4	24	79.7	12	47.2	72	1.77	114	0
1954	57	108	72	77	42.1	116	3.04	85	0
1953	65.4	13	80.3	7	50.4	36	3.75	64	0
1952	59.9	74	73.8	57	45.9	84	5.00	34	0
1951	61.4	49	76.7	28	46.1	82	2.96	86	0
1950	61.6	45	76.4	29	46.8	78			0
1949	62.5	31	78.1	19	46.9	74	3.33	72	0
1948	60.9	55	75.2	40	46.6	79	3.48	70	0
1947	58.8	90	73.1	63	44.6	101	5.05	31	1
1946	60	69	73.7	60	46.2	81	5.69	17	0
1945	57.7	99	73	64	42.3	114	4.88	35	1
1944	67.3	3	83.2	1	51.5	22	4.84	37	0
1943	61.2	52	75.1	41	47.5	69	5.10	29	1
1942	62.8	27	77.8	21	47.7	66	5.11	28	0
1941	60.1	67	78.2	17	41.9	118	4.45	45	0
1940	59.1	86	73.5	61	44.7	99			0
1939	61.7	43	79	15	44.1	104	0.36	125	3
1938	60.3	62	75.7	36	45	97	4.51	43	0
1937	60	69	74.9	44	44.8	98	5.95	14	1
1936	62.7	28	80.1	10	45.3	92	2.16	104	0
1935	56.8	110	72.1	76	41.6	121	3.90	60	0
1934	62.6	30	80.6	5	44.6	101	1.00	124	0
1933	62.2	36	73.4	62	51.1	26	5.13	27	0
1932	61.6	45	77	27	46	83	2.43	97	1
1931	59.1	86	74.7	46	44	105	5.40	24	1
1930	61.6	45	75.8	35	47.4	70	2.40	98	0
1929	59.1	86	72.6	69	45.7	87	6.19	10	0
1928	57	108	72.8	66	41.8	119	1.65	117	1
1927	60.3	62	72.3	73	48.9	57	3.58	68	1
1926	59.5	81	76.3	30	42.8	109	2.04	107	0
1925	55.8	114	71.7	81	39.9	122			0
1924	55.2	117	67.5	116	42.9	108	5.65	19	0
1923	59.8	77	76	33	44	105	4.42	47	1
1922	63.8	21	77.5	22	50	42	3.64	65	0
1921	61.2	52	75.1	41	47.4	70	2.94	87	0
1920	57.3	104	72.2	75	42.4	112	1.32	120	0
1919	60.4	61	74	54	46.9	74	4.56	42	0
1918	65.9	9	80.6	5	51.2	25			0
1917	53.5	119	62.7	122	44.2	103	3.08	82	0
1916	61.7	43	71.7	81	51.7	21	3.25	78	0
1915	57.1	107	66.5	120	47.7	66	5.03	33	0
1914	61.9	42	72.8	66	51	27	1.89	110	0
1913	60	69	70.5	93	49.5	50	3.33	72	0
1912	62.7	28	72.5	71	52.9	13	1.17	122	0
1911	66.7	5	78	20	55.3	6	1.02	123	0
1910			67.2	117					8
1909			69.7	100			3.88	62	5
1908					51.8	20			7
1907	55.2	117	65.5	121	45.1	94	3.42	71	1
1906	60.8	57	71.3	87	50.3	40	2.03	108	0
1905	60.9	55	71.1	89	50.8	28	2.89	90	0
1904	60.8	57	71.4	85	50.2	41	4.26	52	0
1903	64	20	75.6	37	52.6	14	2.17	103	1
1902	62.2	36	74.3	51	49.9	44	2.28	101	1
1901	59.5	81	69.3	104	49.6	47	6.81	4	0
1900	62.2	36	73.9	55	50.4	36	1.55	119	0
1885							4.35	49	31
1884							3.90	60	31
1883							5.26	25	31
1881							2.75	91	31
1880							2.07	105	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	69.2
1991	68.8
1944	67.3
1982	66.9
1911	66.7
2012	66.4
2024	66.3
2015	66
1918	65.9
1962	65.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	53.5
1924	55.2
1907	55.2
1997	55.3
1967	55.8
1925	55.8
1994	56.2
2005	56.5
1961	56.5
1935	56.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1996	7.43
1980	7.15
1968	6.82
1901	6.81
1985	6.80
2003	6.74
1983	6.49
1997	6.40
1967	6.20
1929	6.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	0.36
1934	1.00
1911	1.02
1912	1.17
1993	1.20
1920	1.32
1900	1.55
1972	1.57
1928	1.65
1976	1.73

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 19 May 2026, 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 34°F; 3 May 2026, 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.76 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 4.24 in of precipitation in Wheeling, WV, the wettest May since 2025, tied 53rd wettest of 125 (with 1978).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Wheeling, WV: 87°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026 and Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Wheeling, WV: a low of 34°F on Sunday 3 May 2026 and Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Wheeling, WV: 1.76 in on Friday 22 May 2026.