Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bancroft (USC00460450), West Virginia, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Bancroft
Bancroft (USC00460450) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.52 latitude and -81.85 longitude, 175 m (574 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 1939, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bancroft still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bancroft tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.7 C (19.9 F) on 19 March 1939.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.52 latitude, -81.85 longitude.
Elevation: 175 m (574 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 1939, 40 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bancroft. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bancroft, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bancroft still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Bancroft by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1900
13
1901
38
1902
20
1904
30
1905
32
1906
46
1907
47
1908
35
1909
46
1910
40
1911
64
1912
37
1913
55
1914
67
1915
21
1916
42
1917
55
1918
39
1919
19
1920
34
1921
26
1922
21
1923
54
1924
47
1925
56
1926
28
1927
33
1928
31
1929
43
1930
43
1931
25
1932
24
1933
30
1934
24
1935
31
1936
66
1937
38
1938
54
1939
10
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Bancroft between 23 January 1936 and 23 January 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Bancroft set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-01-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bancroft. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 12 August 1914.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bancroft
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
30 January 1932
Feb
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
3 February 1939
Mar
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 March 1939
Apr
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
19 April 1901
May
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
27 May 1917
Jun
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
26 June 1919
Jul
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 July 1932
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
12 August 1914
Sep
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
29 September 1924
Oct
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1 October 1915
Nov
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
15 November 1915
Dec
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
7 December 1919
Period of Record Coverage
1900 to 1939
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
39 years of record at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1919 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Bancroft, 1906 to 1938. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.9 C (51.7 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 15.6 C (60.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bancroft as warming stripes, 1906 to 1938
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1906
13.5 C
+0.63 C
1907
12.4 C
-0.51 C
1908
13.4 C
+0.45 C
1909
13.0 C
+0.11 C
1911
14.5 C
+1.59 C
1912
12.4 C
-0.55 C
1913
13.7 C
+0.81 C
1915
12.3 C
-0.62 C
1916
12.5 C
-0.44 C
1917
10.9 C
-1.97 C
1918
12.4 C
-0.47 C
1920
11.9 C
-1.03 C
1921
13.9 C
+1.02 C
1923
11.5 C
-1.42 C
1924
11.1 C
-1.77 C
1926
12.2 C
-0.73 C
1928
12.4 C
-0.56 C
1929
12.5 C
-0.42 C
1932
12.7 C
-0.22 C
1933
13.8 C
+0.88 C
1934
13.6 C
+0.65 C
1935
13.7 C
+0.80 C
1936
13.8 C
+0.91 C
1937
13.2 C
+0.24 C
1938
15.6 C
+2.72 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1900 to 1939
Yearly extremes at Bancroft: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
36.1 C (97.0 F)
39
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1936
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
39
Wettest day (Rx1day)
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1914
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1932
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1904
18 days
39
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bancroft by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1900
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1901
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1902
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1915
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1917
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1922
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
26.7 C (80.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bancroft by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1900
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1901
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1902
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1904
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1905
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1909
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1910
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1911
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1912
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1913
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1914
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1916
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1919
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1920
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1923
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1924
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1926
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1927
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1929
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1932
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bancroft by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1905
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1906
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1907
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1908
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1916
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1920
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1924
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1926
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1935
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1938
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 165.4 mm (6.5 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.2 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bancroft by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1901
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1902
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1904
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1905
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1906
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1908
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1909
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1910
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1911
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1912
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1913
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1914
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1915
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1916
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1918
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1919
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1920
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1921
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1922
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1923
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1924
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1925
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1926
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1927
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1928
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1929
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1930
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932
165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1933
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1934
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1935
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1936
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1937
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1938
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1939
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 49 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bancroft by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900
14 days
1901
20 days
1902
20 days
1904
49 days
1905
19 days
1906
18 days
1907
16 days
1908
22 days
1909
24 days
1910
16 days
1911
13 days
1912
19 days
1913
21 days
1914
19 days
1915
16 days
1916
20 days
1917
24 days
1918
15 days
1919
13 days
1920
25 days
1921
11 days
1922
24 days
1923
27 days
1924
25 days
1925
13 days
1926
22 days
1927
14 days
1928
12 days
1929
11 days
1930
15 days
1931
14 days
1932
23 days
1933
18 days
1934
18 days
1935
15 days
1936
9 days
1937
15 days
1938
15 days
1939
11 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
25 years with a frost
Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bancroft falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 177 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bancroft
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1906 to 1938)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
n/a
23 April
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
+2.2 days per decade
Growing days
177 days
n/a
177 days
n/a
+2.5 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.