Summersville Weather Records (USC00468608)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Summersville (USC00468608), West Virginia, United States, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Summersville

Summersville (USC00468608) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.28 latitude and -80.83 longitude, 589 m (1,932 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1966, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Summersville still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Summersville set a daily record precipitation of 13.5 mm (0.5 in) on 19 October 1966.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.28 latitude, -80.83 longitude.
Elevation: 589 m (1,932 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1966, 66 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Summersville. 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 Summersville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Summersville still stand. 1942 holds the most, with 184.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 92.7 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Summersville. The most was 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 15 July 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Summersville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 January 1902
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 February 1902
Mar	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5 March 1955
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 April 1903
May	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 May 1902
Jun	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	17 June 1953
Jul	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	15 July 1954
Aug	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	5 August 1959
Sep	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 September 1964
Oct	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 October 1954
Nov	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 November 1951
Dec	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 December 1901

Period of Record Coverage

1901 to 1948

15 years of record at Summersville, 1901 to 1948. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1941 and others.

Days with data per year at Summersville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1901	27	7%	No
1902	143	39%	No
1903	109	30%	No
1924	31	8%	No
1925	220	60%	No
1927	54	15%	No
1929	90	25%	No
1941	78	21%	No
1942	361	99%	Yes
1943	360	99%	Yes
1944	353	96%	Yes
1945	342	94%	Yes
1946	336	92%	Yes
1947	328	90%	No
1948	299	82%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Summersville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1966	Summersville, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1966	Summersville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1966	Summersville, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 1966

Yearly extremes at Summersville: 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)	1929	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1942	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	1954	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	1958	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1955	13 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Summersville, 1901 to 1966. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Summersville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1902	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1927	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1941	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1942	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Summersville, 1901 to 1966. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Summersville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1903	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1925	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1929	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1941	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1945	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1947	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Summersville, 1901 to 1966. The record is 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Summersville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1902	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1955	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1957	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1959	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1962	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1965	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966	59.7 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Summersville, 1901 to 1966. The record is 173.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.1 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Summersville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	n/a
1902	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1903	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1934	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1936	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1937	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1938	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1944	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1948	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1950	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1951	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1952	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1953	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1954	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1955	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1956	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1957	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1958	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1959	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1960	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1962	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1963	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1964	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1965	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1966	67.8 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Summersville, 1901 to 1966. The record is 32 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Summersville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	n/a
1902	12 days
1903	11 days
1924	6 days
1925	13 days
1927	13 days
1929	13 days
1934	11 days
1935	13 days
1936	13 days
1937	10 days
1938	13 days
1941	21 days
1942	17 days
1943	19 days
1944	10 days
1945	13 days
1946	13 days
1947	22 days
1948	13 days
1949	14 days
1950	11 days
1951	15 days
1952	18 days
1953	21 days
1954	13 days
1955	32 days
1956	20 days
1957	20 days
1958	15 days
1959	19 days
1960	18 days
1961	10 days
1962	15 days
1963	28 days
1964	13 days
1965	16 days
1966	15 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 Summersville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Summersville 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.

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