Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wheeling (1) (USC00469483), West Virginia, United States, with 43 years of record.
Key Facts for Wheeling (1)
Wheeling (1) (USC00469483) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 40.07 latitude and -80.73 longitude, 197 m (645 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1933, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wheeling (1) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wheeling (1) set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 3 August 1933.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 40.07 latitude, -80.73 longitude.
Elevation: 197 m (645 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1933, 43 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 Wheeling (1). 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 Wheeling (1), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wheeling (1) still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 86.
Standing records at Wheeling (1) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1891
3
1892
34
1893
22
1894
18
1895
36
1896
47
1897
19
1898
37
1899
40
1900
52
1901
40
1902
37
1903
56
1904
25
1905
32
1906
7
1907
15
1908
19
1909
33
1910
28
1911
33
1912
28
1913
34
1914
38
1915
25
1916
37
1917
41
1918
48
1919
23
1920
36
1921
27
1922
31
1923
38
1924
30
1925
48
1926
36
1927
35
1928
37
1929
46
1930
86
1931
37
1932
52
1933
18
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wheeling (1). The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 5 December 1914.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wheeling (1)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
13 January 1892
Feb
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
9 February 1893
Mar
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
26 March 1913
Apr
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
20 April 1901
May
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
14 May 1905
Jun
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
30 June 1902
Jul
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
20 July 1919
Aug
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
28 August 1893
Sep
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
21 September 1921
Oct
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
3 October 1929
Nov
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
17 November 1927
Dec
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
5 December 1914
Period of Record Coverage
1891 to 1933
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Wheeling (1), 1891 to 1933. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891, 1901, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1929, 1933.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Wheeling (1), 1892 to 1932. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.1 C (53.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.0 C (50.0 F), and the warmest was 1900, at 14.6 C (58.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wheeling (1) as warming stripes, 1892 to 1932
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1892
12.6 C
+0.54 C
1893
12.3 C
+0.27 C
1894
13.3 C
+1.20 C
1895
11.8 C
-0.22 C
1896
13.0 C
+0.95 C
1897
12.7 C
+0.69 C
1898
13.6 C
+1.50 C
1899
13.3 C
+1.22 C
1900
14.6 C
+2.53 C
1902
13.4 C
+1.39 C
1903
13.7 C
+1.63 C
1904
12.9 C
+0.84 C
1909
11.1 C
-0.93 C
1910
11.0 C
-1.06 C
1911
12.5 C
+0.47 C
1912
11.0 C
-1.08 C
1913
12.1 C
+0.06 C
1914
11.4 C
-0.68 C
1915
11.8 C
-0.29 C
1916
11.6 C
-0.41 C
1917
10.0 C
-2.06 C
1918
11.6 C
-0.50 C
1919
12.3 C
+0.20 C
1920
11.5 C
-0.57 C
1921
13.5 C
+1.47 C
1922
12.4 C
+0.32 C
1923
11.5 C
-0.59 C
1924
10.3 C
-1.75 C
1925
11.1 C
-0.92 C
1926
10.4 C
-1.69 C
1928
10.6 C
-1.50 C
1930
11.3 C
-0.79 C
1931
12.3 C
+0.24 C
1932
11.7 C
-0.38 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.5 C (0.3 to 0.8) per decade over 1892 to 1932. In Fahrenheit: 1.0 F (0.5 to 1.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wheeling (1)
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.5 C (-0.8 to -0.3) per decade
-1.0 F (-1.4 to -0.5) per decade
1892 to 1932
34
Fall
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 1.0) per decade
1892 to 1932
34
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-1.4 C (-1.7 to -1.0) per decade
-2.5 F (-3.1 to -1.9) per decade
1892 to 1932
34
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
1891 to 1933
Yearly extremes at Wheeling (1): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1912
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1914
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1901
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
1897
15 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wheeling (1), 1891 to 1933. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wheeling (1) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1891
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1892
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1893
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1894
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1895
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1899
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1902
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1903
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1904
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1907
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1925
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wheeling (1), 1891 to 1933. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wheeling (1) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1891
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1892
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1893
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1894
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1895
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1896
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1897
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1903
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1904
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1905
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1908
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1909
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1912
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1914
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1916
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1917
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1919
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1920
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1925
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1926
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1927
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1928
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1929
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1930
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wheeling (1), 1891 to 1933. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wheeling (1) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1892
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1893
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1894
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1895
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1896
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1899
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1900
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1901
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1903
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1907
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1909
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1918
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1920
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1922
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1924
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1926
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1927
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1929
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1931
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1932
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wheeling (1), 1891 to 1933. The record is 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wheeling (1) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1892
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1893
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1894
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1895
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1896
115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1897
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1898
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1899
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1900
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1901
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1902
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1903
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1904
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1905
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1906
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1908
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1910
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1911
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1912
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1913
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1914
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1915
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1916
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1918
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1919
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1920
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1922
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1923
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1924
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1927
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1928
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1929
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1930
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1932
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wheeling (1), 1891 to 1933. The record is 42 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wheeling (1) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891
6 days
1892
12 days
1893
14 days
1894
10 days
1895
15 days
1896
16 days
1897
42 days
1898
14 days
1899
14 days
1900
23 days
1901
25 days
1902
14 days
1903
17 days
1904
24 days
1905
11 days
1906
17 days
1907
14 days
1908
21 days
1909
19 days
1910
19 days
1911
13 days
1912
20 days
1913
12 days
1914
16 days
1915
15 days
1916
14 days
1917
23 days
1918
18 days
1919
14 days
1920
24 days
1921
10 days
1922
24 days
1923
23 days
1924
30 days
1925
12 days
1926
13 days
1927
18 days
1928
11 days
1929
13 days
1930
22 days
1931
18 days
1932
14 days
1933
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
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wheeling (1) falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 179 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -14.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wheeling (1)
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1896 to 1932)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
n/a
25 April
n/a
+10.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
n/a
20 October
n/a
-4.9 days per decade
Growing days
179 days
n/a
176 days
n/a
-14.9 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
32 years, 1892 to 1932
A day with at least 49.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.9 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wheeling (1): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 32 years of values from 1892 to 1932.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1914; 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1893; 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1917.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.