Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brandywine (USC00461091), West Virginia, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Brandywine
Brandywine (USC00461091) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.62 latitude and -79.23 longitude, 503 m (1,650 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1949, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Brandywine still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brandywine set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 27 April 1949.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.62 latitude, -79.23 longitude.
Elevation: 503 m (1,650 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1949, 34 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 Brandywine. 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 Brandywine, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Brandywine still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Brandywine by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1916
19
1917
58
1918
63
1919
48
1920
31
1921
47
1922
49
1923
33
1924
45
1925
60
1926
49
1927
72
1928
33
1929
50
1930
69
1931
37
1932
63
1933
54
1934
63
1935
34
1936
37
1937
25
1938
28
1939
33
1940
45
1941
47
1942
33
1943
38
1944
34
1945
48
1946
47
1947
19
1948
41
1949
12
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Brandywine between 30 July 1948 and 30 July 1948. Each dot is a new record.
When Brandywine set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1948-07-30
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 95.3 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brandywine. The most was 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 17 March 1936.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Brandywine
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
23 January 1935
Feb
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
4 February 1932
Mar
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
17 March 1936
Apr
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
16 April 1929
May
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
12 May 1924
Jun
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 June 1930
Jul
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
29 July 1945
Aug
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
25 August 1926
Sep
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
30 September 1924
Oct
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2 October 1929
Nov
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
18 November 1929
Dec
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
26 December 1926
Period of Record Coverage
1916 to 1949
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Brandywine, 1916 to 1949. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Brandywine, 1918 to 1948. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 9.0 C (48.2 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.4 C (54.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Brandywine as warming stripes, 1918 to 1948
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1918
11.0 C
+0.08 C
1919
11.8 C
+0.90 C
1920
10.5 C
-0.45 C
1921
12.4 C
+1.51 C
1922
11.9 C
+0.95 C
1923
11.1 C
+0.12 C
1924
9.0 C
-1.95 C
1926
9.7 C
-1.22 C
1927
10.7 C
-0.27 C
1928
10.4 C
-0.50 C
1929
11.0 C
+0.09 C
1930
10.7 C
-0.25 C
1932
11.8 C
+0.82 C
1933
12.2 C
+1.27 C
1934
11.5 C
+0.54 C
1935
10.8 C
-0.16 C
1940
10.3 C
-0.65 C
1941
10.8 C
-0.11 C
1942
10.6 C
-0.38 C
1944
10.5 C
-0.40 C
1945
10.4 C
-0.53 C
1948
11.5 C
+0.55 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
1916 to 1949
Yearly extremes at Brandywine: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1917
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1939
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1943
20 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Brandywine, 1916 to 1949. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Brandywine by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1916
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
28.9 C (84.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Brandywine, 1916 to 1949. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.4 C (-6.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Brandywine by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1916
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1917
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1918
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1920
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1923
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1924
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1925
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1926
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1928
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1929
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1930
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1931
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1932
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1933
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1934
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1935
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1937
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1941
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1942
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1943
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1945
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1948
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Brandywine, 1916 to 1949. The record is 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.2 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brandywine by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1918
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1920
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1937
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1942
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1944
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1947
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Brandywine, 1916 to 1949. The record is 152.9 mm (6.0 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.1 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brandywine by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1918
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1920
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1921
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1922
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1923
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1925
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1930
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1931
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1933
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1934
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1936
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1937
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1938
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1940
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1942
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1943
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1944
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1945
145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1946
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1947
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1948
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Brandywine, 1916 to 1949. The record is 44 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brandywine by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916
11 days
1917
21 days
1918
16 days
1919
19 days
1920
30 days
1921
19 days
1922
22 days
1923
25 days
1924
26 days
1925
15 days
1926
17 days
1927
15 days
1928
30 days
1929
16 days
1930
21 days
1931
20 days
1932
17 days
1933
12 days
1934
19 days
1935
17 days
1936
24 days
1937
20 days
1938
19 days
1939
24 days
1940
16 days
1941
30 days
1942
21 days
1943
44 days
1944
28 days
1945
14 days
1946
38 days
1947
14 days
1948
21 days
1949
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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Brandywine falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Brandywine
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1918 to 1948)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 May
n/a
14 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
29 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
137 days
n/a
137 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
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Data for Brandywine 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.