How extreme does Parkersburg's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Parkersburg has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Parkersburg station 2 km away. Updated through April 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Parkersburg has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jul 18, 1988

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Parkersburg (typical high near 87°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jul 18, 1988

2 104°F Jul 17, 1988

3 103°F Aug 18, 1988

❄️ Coldest night

-26°F Jan 20, 1994

About 50°F colder than a normal January night in Parkersburg (typical low near 24°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -26°F Jan 20, 1994

2 -24°F Jan 19, 1994

3 -16°F Jan 21, 1984

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.39 in Aug 8, 2023

More rain in a single day than Parkersburg usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.39 in Aug 8, 2023recent

2 4.20 in Jul 15, 1985

3 4.16 in Jun 28, 1998

⛄ Most snow in one day

18.0 in Jan 18, 1994

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Parkersburg averages about 6 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 18.0 in Jan 18, 1994

2 14.0 in Mar 13, 1993

3 13.0 in Apr 4, 1987

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Parkersburg's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 105°F is about 18°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Parkersburg's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −26°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 18 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Parkersburg (NOAA GHCN station USW00013867), about 2 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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