Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Corton (USC00461959), West Virginia, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Corton
Corton (USC00461959) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.49 latitude and -81.27 longitude, 195 m (640 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 1996, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Corton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Corton set a daily record precipitation of 15.5 mm (0.6 in) on 29 May 1996.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.49 latitude, -81.27 longitude.
Elevation: 195 m (640 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 1996, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Corton. 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 Corton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 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 Corton still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Corton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
12
1964
58
1965
49
1966
54
1967
48
1968
40
1969
37
1970
46
1971
55
1972
37
1973
38
1974
42
1975
25
1976
70
1977
47
1978
25
1979
53
1980
35
1981
29
1982
70
1983
38
1984
59
1985
55
1986
53
1987
47
1988
55
1989
48
1990
48
1991
73
1992
33
1993
26
1994
20
1995
23
1996
16
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Corton between 19 January 1994 and 19 January 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Corton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1994-01-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1994-01-19
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 74.7 mm (2.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Corton. The most was 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 1 November 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Corton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
25 January 1975
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
13 February 1983
Mar
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
18 March 1989
Apr
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
30 April 1966
May
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
24 May 1975
Jun
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
15 June 1990
Jul
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
15 July 1974
Aug
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
19 August 1988
Sep
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
13 September 1971
Oct
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
29 October 1970
Nov
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1 November 1972
Dec
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
9 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 1996
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Corton, 1963 to 1996. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Corton, 1964 to 1991. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1969, at 11.8 C (53.3 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 14.4 C (57.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Corton as warming stripes, 1964 to 1991
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
12.8 C
-0.18 C
1965
12.8 C
-0.11 C
1966
12.0 C
-0.93 C
1969
11.8 C
-1.10 C
1970
12.9 C
-0.04 C
1971
12.9 C
-0.07 C
1975
13.1 C
+0.13 C
1979
12.0 C
-0.91 C
1980
12.5 C
-0.48 C
1982
12.9 C
+0.01 C
1984
13.2 C
+0.25 C
1985
13.2 C
+0.26 C
1986
13.5 C
+0.56 C
1990
14.4 C
+1.43 C
1991
14.1 C
+1.21 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
1963 to 1996
Yearly extremes at Corton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1992
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
32 days
1988
16 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Corton, 1963 to 1996. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Corton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1963
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
32.8 C (91.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Corton, 1963 to 1996. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Corton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1963
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1964
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1970
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1971
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1979
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1981
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1991
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1992
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Corton, 1963 to 1996. The record is 74.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Corton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1968
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1972
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1974
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1975
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1977
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1979
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1985
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1988
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1989
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1990
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1994
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1996
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Corton, 1963 to 1996. The record is 122.2 mm (4.8 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Corton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1964
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1967
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1968
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1970
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1971
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1972
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1973
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1975
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1976
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1977
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1981
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1982
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1983
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1984
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1985
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1986
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1987
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1988
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1989
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1992
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1993
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1995
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1996
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Corton, 1963 to 1996. The record is 32 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Corton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963
11 days
1964
27 days
1965
21 days
1966
23 days
1967
17 days
1968
16 days
1969
25 days
1970
15 days
1971
14 days
1972
10 days
1973
14 days
1974
16 days
1975
11 days
1976
23 days
1977
16 days
1978
10 days
1979
10 days
1980
15 days
1981
24 days
1982
14 days
1983
12 days
1984
20 days
1985
14 days
1986
18 days
1987
23 days
1988
32 days
1989
15 days
1990
14 days
1991
25 days
1992
17 days
1993
21 days
1994
13 days
1995
22 days
1996
12 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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.