Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Berkeley Springs (USC00460710), West Virginia, United States, with 72 years of record.
Key Facts for Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Springs (USC00460710) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.62 latitude and -78.22 longitude, 223 m (732 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1975, 72 years of record.
1,464 records set at Berkeley Springs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Berkeley Springs set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 31 August 1975.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.62 latitude, -78.22 longitude.
Elevation: 223 m (732 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1975, 72 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 Berkeley Springs. 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 Berkeley Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Berkeley Springs still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Berkeley Springs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1904
18
1905
38
1906
41
1907
39
1941
34
1942
49
1943
11
1946
58
1947
7
1948
6
1949
71
1950
46
1951
48
1952
50
1953
51
1954
44
1955
49
1956
54
1957
58
1958
43
1959
39
1960
70
1961
44
1962
38
1963
54
1964
45
1965
50
1966
54
1967
19
1968
51
1969
21
1970
34
1971
21
1972
36
1973
17
1974
36
1975
20
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Berkeley Springs. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 29 October 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Berkeley Springs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
14 January 1968
Feb
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
19 February 1964
Mar
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1 March 1954
Apr
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
15 April 1970
May
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
8 May 1960
Jun
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
22 June 1972
Jul
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
17 July 1949
Aug
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
13 August 1955
Sep
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
14 September 1966
Oct
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
29 October 1973
Nov
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 November 1950
Dec
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2 December 1974
Period of Record Coverage
1904 to 1975
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Berkeley Springs, 1904 to 1975. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1905, 1907, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Berkeley Springs, 1906 to 1973. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 10.5 C (50.9 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 12.8 C (55.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Berkeley Springs as warming stripes, 1906 to 1973
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1906
12.5 C
+1.00 C
1946
12.6 C
+1.07 C
1949
12.8 C
+1.31 C
1952
11.7 C
+0.22 C
1953
12.3 C
+0.77 C
1954
11.6 C
+0.10 C
1955
11.6 C
+0.10 C
1957
11.5 C
+0.00 C
1958
10.6 C
-0.90 C
1959
12.0 C
+0.53 C
1960
10.8 C
-0.74 C
1961
11.3 C
-0.21 C
1962
10.6 C
-0.96 C
1963
10.5 C
-1.00 C
1964
11.3 C
-0.25 C
1965
11.5 C
-0.02 C
1966
10.8 C
-0.67 C
1968
11.2 C
-0.34 C
1969
10.8 C
-0.71 C
1973
12.1 C
+0.63 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
1904 to 1975
Yearly extremes at Berkeley Springs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1973
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1972
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1941
18 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Berkeley Springs, 1904 to 1975. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Berkeley Springs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1904
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1907
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1948
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Berkeley Springs, 1904 to 1975. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Berkeley Springs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1904
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1905
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1906
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1907
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1943
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1946
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1948
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1949
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1964
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1965
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Berkeley Springs, 1904 to 1975. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Berkeley Springs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1906
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1907
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1946
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1947
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1950
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1955
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1956
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1964
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1965
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1967
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1972
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1973
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1974
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Berkeley Springs, 1904 to 1975. The record is 201.7 mm (7.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.9 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Berkeley Springs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1905
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1906
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1907
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943
n/a
1946
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1947
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1950
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1951
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952
141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1953
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1955
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1956
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1958
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1960
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1961
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1964
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1967
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1968
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1969
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1970
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1971
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1972
201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1973
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1974
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1975
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Berkeley Springs, 1904 to 1975. The record is 34 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Berkeley Springs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904
12 days
1905
13 days
1906
19 days
1907
18 days
1941
34 days
1942
20 days
1943
1 day
1946
18 days
1947
16 days
1948
9 days
1949
20 days
1950
16 days
1951
12 days
1952
29 days
1953
20 days
1954
17 days
1955
26 days
1956
15 days
1957
18 days
1958
24 days
1959
14 days
1960
13 days
1961
14 days
1962
16 days
1963
27 days
1964
27 days
1965
19 days
1966
30 days
1967
13 days
1968
31 days
1969
17 days
1970
20 days
1971
24 days
1972
13 days
1973
15 days
1974
22 days
1975
9 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Berkeley Springs falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 1 October, which leaves a median of 148 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Berkeley Springs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1906 to 1973)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
n/a
8 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
1 October
n/a
1 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
148 days
n/a
148 days
n/a
n/a
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.
Download the Data
Data for Berkeley Springs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Berkeley Springs threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.