All-time weather records — Ridgeley, WV

Record high
105.1°F
July 22, 2011
Record low
-14.1°F
January 18, 1994
Wettest day
4.63 in
September 7, 1996

Climate change signal in Ridgeley

16.4%

of Ridgeley's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (60 of 366 records since 2015).

11.7%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (43 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 #
1970s
55
62
1980s
57
137
1990s
59
64
2000s
84
38
2010s
85
40
2020s
26
25

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 1975, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1974-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.0°F — Jan 7, 2008 -14.1°F — Jan 18, 1994 1.75 in — Jan 8, 1996
February 82.9°F — Feb 21, 2018 -5.1°F — Feb 1, 2026 2.21 in — Feb 6, 2010
March 90.0°F — Mar 30, 1998 3.0°F — Mar 9, 1984 1.83 in — Mar 5, 1993
April 96.1°F — Apr 18, 1976 1.9°F — Apr 13, 2009 1.78 in — Apr 16, 1993
May 98.1°F — May 19, 1996 25.0°F — May 8, 1977 2.45 in — May 30, 1975
June 102.9°F — Jun 30, 2012 39.0°F — Jun 8, 1977 2.31 in — Jun 17, 1989
July 105.1°F — Jul 22, 2011 46.0°F — Jul 4, 1979 2.80 in — Jul 14, 2005
August 105.1°F — Aug 2, 2006 37.9°F — Aug 28, 1982 4.12 in — Aug 5, 1978
September 102.0°F — Sep 2, 2010 30.9°F — Sep 30, 1993 4.63 in — Sep 7, 1996
October 93.9°F — Oct 4, 2019 19.9°F — Oct 27, 1976 2.67 in — Oct 30, 2012
November 87.1°F — Nov 2, 1982 10.0°F — Nov 30, 1976 3.15 in — Nov 28, 1993
December 80.1°F — Dec 5, 2001 -8.0°F — Dec 24, 1983 2.55 in — Dec 2, 1974

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