All-time weather records — Petersburg, WV

Record high
104.0°F
July 23, 2011
Record low
-11.0°F
February 5, 1996
Wettest day
6.00 in
January 1, 2005

Climate change signal in Petersburg

27%

of Petersburg's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (99 of 366 records since 2015).

23%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (84 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 #
1990s
72
97
2000s
113
137
2010s
132
73
2020s
49
59

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 1994, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1994-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.0°F — Jan 13, 2017 -9.9°F — Jan 22, 2025 6.00 in — Jan 1, 2005
February 78.1°F — Feb 25, 2017 -11.0°F — Feb 5, 1996 3.05 in — Feb 17, 2003
March 90.0°F — Mar 23, 2026 -5.1°F — Mar 6, 2015 2.26 in — Mar 5, 2008
April 102.9°F — Apr 28, 2009 19.0°F — Apr 9, 2025 2.04 in — Apr 15, 2007
May 98.1°F — May 22, 2009 28.0°F — May 14, 1996 2.14 in — May 19, 2001
June 100.0°F — Jun 30, 2012 37.9°F — Jun 2, 2025 2.70 in — Jun 2, 1997
July 104.0°F — Jul 23, 2011 46.0°F — Jul 5, 1996 2.81 in — Jul 13, 2002
August 100.0°F — Aug 1, 1999 42.1°F — Aug 30, 2025 3.50 in — Aug 6, 1995
September 100.9°F — Sep 8, 2015 33.1°F — Sep 22, 2020 3.18 in — Sep 19, 2003
October 89.1°F — Oct 8, 2007 18.0°F — Oct 23, 1997 2.27 in — Oct 30, 2012
November 90.0°F — Nov 6, 2015 9.0°F — Nov 29, 2023 1.91 in — Nov 22, 2023
December 80.1°F — Dec 6, 2001 -2.9°F — Dec 7, 2002 2.05 in — Dec 7, 2013

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