All-time weather records — Athens, WV

Record high
97.0°F
July 7, 1999
Record low
-22.0°F
January 21, 1985
Wettest day
3.50 in
June 17, 1949

Climate change signal in Athens

0%

of Athens's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

0%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1940s
43
30
1950s
88
52
1960s
32
71
1970s
51
77
1980s
60
76
1990s
76
47
2000s
16
13

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1944, the latest in 2002. Period of observation: 1940-2003.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 73.9°F — Jan 25, 1950 -22.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 2.60 in — Jan 28, 1998
February 78.1°F — Feb 3, 1967 -9.9°F — Feb 4, 1970 2.24 in — Feb 1, 1969
March 82.0°F — Mar 28, 1998 -2.9°F — Mar 9, 1996 2.36 in — Mar 6, 1955
April 88.0°F — Apr 14, 1967 6.1°F — Apr 2, 1996 2.80 in — Apr 24, 1987
May 91.0°F — May 20, 1996 18.0°F — May 11, 1994 3.11 in — May 17, 2001
June 93.9°F — Jun 18, 1952 32.0°F — Jun 2, 1966 3.50 in — Jun 17, 1949
July 97.0°F — Jul 7, 1999 39.0°F — Jul 23, 1947 3.20 in — Jul 9, 2001
August 95.0°F — Aug 17, 1988 34.0°F — Aug 24, 1946 2.23 in — Aug 12, 1980
September 93.9°F — Sep 15, 1998 25.0°F — Sep 24, 1983 2.37 in — Sep 30, 1959
October 90.0°F — Oct 21, 1992 12.9°F — Oct 27, 1962 2.25 in — Oct 16, 1974
November 80.1°F — Nov 4, 1994 3.0°F — Nov 25, 1970 2.70 in — Nov 3, 1985
December 75.9°F — Dec 6, 1956 -22.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 1.92 in — Dec 2, 1996

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Athens.