Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elkhorn (USC00462709), West Virginia, United States, with 117 years of record.
Key Facts for Elkhorn
Elkhorn (USC00462709) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 37.39 latitude and -81.41 longitude, 594 m (1,948 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2008, 117 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elkhorn still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elkhorn tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -15.6 C (3.9 F) on 21 January 2008.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 37.39 latitude, -81.41 longitude.
Elevation: 594 m (1,948 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2008, 117 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 Elkhorn. 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 Elkhorn, 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)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elkhorn still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Elkhorn by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
30
1893
38
1894
39
1895
40
1896
63
1897
43
1898
32
1899
50
1900
53
1901
34
1902
31
1903
48
1904
26
1905
21
1906
36
1907
33
1908
22
1909
32
1910
27
1911
36
1912
19
1913
38
1914
50
1915
27
1916
47
1917
18
1918
2
1990
9
1991
32
1992
33
1993
25
1994
27
1995
20
1996
39
1997
28
1998
27
1999
18
2000
34
2001
35
2002
43
2003
21
2004
37
2005
23
2006
29
2007
47
2008
2
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Elkhorn between 9 July 2001 and 23 August 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Elkhorn set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2001-07-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2002-05-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2007-08-23
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 129.5 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elkhorn. The most was 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 3 May 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elkhorn
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
15 January 1995
Feb
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
20 February 1897
Mar
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
31 March 1908
Apr
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
7 April 1895
May
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
3 May 2002
Jun
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
25 June 2006
Jul
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
9 July 2001
Aug
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
16 August 2003
Sep
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
15 September 1900
Oct
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
16 October 2002
Nov
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1 November 1912
Dec
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
14 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
46 years of record at Elkhorn, 1892 to 2008. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1908, 1911, 1917, 1918, 1990, 2001, 2002 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Elkhorn, 1893 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 10.7 C (51.2 F), and the warmest was 1913, at 13.4 C (56.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elkhorn as warming stripes, 1893 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
12.1 C
+0.08 C
1894
12.9 C
+0.82 C
1895
11.6 C
-0.44 C
1896
12.9 C
+0.88 C
1897
13.1 C
+1.09 C
1899
12.4 C
+0.37 C
1900
12.8 C
+0.71 C
1901
11.8 C
-0.27 C
1902
12.5 C
+0.42 C
1903
12.3 C
+0.22 C
1904
11.7 C
-0.34 C
1905
12.1 C
+0.08 C
1906
12.9 C
+0.82 C
1909
12.3 C
+0.30 C
1910
11.9 C
-0.13 C
1911
13.1 C
+1.08 C
1913
13.4 C
+1.35 C
1914
12.1 C
+0.08 C
1915
12.5 C
+0.43 C
1916
13.0 C
+1.00 C
1991
12.2 C
+0.11 C
1992
11.1 C
-0.92 C
1993
11.4 C
-0.66 C
1994
11.4 C
-0.64 C
1995
11.2 C
-0.81 C
1996
10.8 C
-1.24 C
1997
10.7 C
-1.36 C
1998
12.1 C
+0.07 C
1999
11.5 C
-0.58 C
2000
10.9 C
-1.18 C
2005
11.5 C
-0.59 C
2006
11.4 C
-0.69 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2006. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elkhorn
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1893 to 2006
32
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.10 C (-0.15 to -0.05) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1893 to 2006
32
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.3 to -0.2) per decade
1893 to 2006
32
Fall
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
1892 to 2008
Yearly extremes at Elkhorn: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007
32.8 C (91.0 F)
46
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1917
-17.5 C (0.5 F)
46
Wettest day (Rx1day)
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2002
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
46
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
2001
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1911
15 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elkhorn, 1892 to 2008. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elkhorn by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1893
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1894
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1895
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1909
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1912
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1913
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1917
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1918
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1990
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1991
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1992
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1993
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1996
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1998
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2000
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2002
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2004
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2005
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elkhorn, 1892 to 2008. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.5 C (0.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elkhorn by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1893
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1894
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1895
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1896
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1897
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1898
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1899
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1903
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1904
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1905
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1906
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1907
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1908
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1909
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1911
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1912
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1914
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1915
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1917
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1918
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1990
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1991
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1994
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1996
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1997
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1998
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2004
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2007
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2008
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elkhorn, 1892 to 2008. The record is 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.7 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elkhorn by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1893
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1894
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1896
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1897
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1899
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1901
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1902
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1903
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1904
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1907
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1909
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1914
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1916
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1917
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1990
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1991
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1992
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1995
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1996
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1999
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2001
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2002
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2003
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2004
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2005
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2007
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elkhorn, 1892 to 2008. The record is 157.7 mm (6.2 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.1 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elkhorn by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1893
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1894
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1895
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1896
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1897
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1898
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1899
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1900
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1901
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1902
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1903
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1904
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1905
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1906
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1907
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1908
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1909
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1910
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1911
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1912
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1913
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1914
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1915
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1916
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1917
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1918
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1992
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1994
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1995
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1996
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1997
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1998
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1999
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2000
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2001
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
2002
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
2003
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2005
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2006
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
2007
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2008
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elkhorn, 1892 to 2008. The record is 28 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elkhorn by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
16 days
1893
10 days
1894
8 days
1895
8 days
1896
11 days
1897
5 days
1898
14 days
1899
20 days
1900
16 days
1901
22 days
1902
17 days
1903
18 days
1904
10 days
1905
12 days
1906
22 days
1907
15 days
1908
22 days
1909
20 days
1910
16 days
1911
28 days
1912
15 days
1913
10 days
1914
2 days
1915
2 days
1916
15 days
1917
5 days
1918
n/a
1990
1 day
1991
22 days
1992
8 days
1993
17 days
1994
13 days
1995
20 days
1996
9 days
1997
15 days
1998
20 days
1999
21 days
2000
20 days
2001
18 days
2002
17 days
2003
13 days
2004
26 days
2005
25 days
2006
10 days
2007
15 days
2008
4 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elkhorn falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 174 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elkhorn
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1895 to 2006)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
n/a
25 April
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
14 October
n/a
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
174 days
n/a
173 days
n/a
-0.6 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.