Petersburg Weather Records (USC00466952)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Petersburg (USC00466952), West Virginia, United States, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Petersburg

Petersburg (USC00466952) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.00 latitude and -79.13 longitude, 293 m (960 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1994 to 2026, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Petersburg still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.00 latitude, -79.13 longitude.
Elevation: 293 m (960 ft).
Period of record: 1994 to 2026, 33 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

33 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Petersburg. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 33 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Petersburg, 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)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Apr	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Petersburg still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 74.

Standing records at Petersburg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1994	14
1995	48
1996	74
1997	63
1998	73
1999	56
2000	65
2001	54
2002	51
2003	43
2004	52
2005	47
2006	52
2007	69
2008	41
2009	46
2010	63
2011	49
2012	67
2013	44
2014	49
2015	62
2016	65
2017	22
2018	12
2020	22
2021	38
2022	39
2023	36
2024	14
2025	34

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Petersburg. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 6 August 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Petersburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 January 2013
Feb	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 February 2003
Mar	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 March 2008
Apr	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 April 2007
May	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 May 2001
Jun	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2 June 1997
Jul	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	13 July 2002
Aug	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 August 1995
Sep	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 September 2003
Oct	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 October 2012
Nov	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 November 2023
Dec	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 December 2013

Period of Record Coverage

1994 to 2025

31 years of record at Petersburg, 1994 to 2025. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others.

Days with data per year at Petersburg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1994	30	8%	No
1995	321	88%	No
1996	341	93%	Yes
1997	354	97%	Yes
1998	350	96%	Yes
1999	337	92%	Yes
2000	329	90%	No
2001	329	90%	Yes
2002	327	90%	No
2003	334	92%	Yes
2004	297	81%	No
2005	360	99%	Yes
2006	361	99%	Yes
2007	353	97%	Yes
2008	258	70%	No
2009	265	73%	No
2010	300	82%	No
2011	341	93%	Yes
2012	332	91%	Yes
2013	313	86%	No
2014	340	93%	Yes
2015	318	87%	No
2016	341	93%	Yes
2017	104	28%	No
2018	62	17%	No
2020	189	52%	No
2021	285	78%	No
2022	325	89%	No
2023	277	76%	No
2024	80	22%	No
2025	257	70%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1997 to 2022

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Petersburg, 1997 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.8 C (53.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 10.7 C (51.3 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 13.3 C (55.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Petersburg as warming stripes, 1997 to 2022
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1997	10.7 C	-1.11 C
1998	12.5 C	+0.64 C
1999	11.6 C	-0.23 C
2000	11.2 C	-0.63 C
2001	11.6 C	-0.26 C
2002	12.0 C	+0.12 C
2005	11.1 C	-0.72 C
2006	11.5 C	-0.29 C
2007	11.8 C	+0.01 C
2011	12.8 C	+0.97 C
2012	13.3 C	+1.46 C
2022	11.8 C	-0.02 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

1994 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Petersburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2011	36.4 C (97.5 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1996	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1995	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	1995	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	2001	17 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Petersburg, 1994 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Petersburg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1994	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2010	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2016	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2017	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2018	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2020	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2021	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2024	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2025	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Petersburg, 1994 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Petersburg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1994	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1995	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1999	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2004	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2006	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2009	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2011	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2012	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2013	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2014	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2015	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2016	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2017	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2018	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2020	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2021	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2022	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2023	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2024	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2025	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2026	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Petersburg, 1994 to 2026. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Petersburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1994	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1995	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1996	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1999	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2003	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2004	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2005	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2007	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2011	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2012	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2013	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2014	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2015	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2016	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2017	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2018	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2020	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2021	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2022	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2023	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2024	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2025	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2026	50.3 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Petersburg, 1994 to 2026. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Petersburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1994	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1995	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1996	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1997	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1998	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2000	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2001	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
2002	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2003	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2004	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
2005	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2006	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2007	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2008	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2009	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
2010	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2012	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2013	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
2014	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2015	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2016	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
2017	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2018	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2020	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2021	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2022	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
2023	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2024	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2025	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2026	88.4 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Petersburg, 1994 to 2026. The record is 38 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Petersburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1994	10 days
1995	18 days
1996	11 days
1997	15 days
1998	24 days
1999	19 days
2000	22 days
2001	38 days
2002	12 days
2003	14 days
2004	22 days
2005	35 days
2006	28 days
2007	15 days
2008	26 days
2009	20 days
2010	21 days
2011	17 days
2012	15 days
2013	14 days
2014	22 days
2015	14 days
2016	23 days
2017	9 days
2018	4 days
2020	15 days
2021	20 days
2022	11 days
2023	7 days
2024	16 days
2025	14 days
2026	20 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.

Download the Data

Data for Petersburg standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Petersburg 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).