How extreme does Wheeling's weather get?

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

Based on 39 years of daily weather observations (1987–present), from the Wheeling station 1 km away. Updated through June 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 Wheeling has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

103°F Jul 16, 1988

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Wheeling (typical high near 85°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 103°F Jul 16, 1988

2 103°F Jul 17, 1988

3 102°F Jul 7, 1988

❄️ Coldest night

-16°F Jan 19, 1994

About 38°F colder than a normal January night in Wheeling (typical low near 22°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -16°F Jan 19, 1994

2 -16°F Jan 20, 1994

3 -11°F Jan 22, 1994

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.67 in Sep 18, 2004

More rain in a single day than Wheeling usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.67 in Sep 18, 2004

2 4.25 in Sep 30, 2015

3 4.09 in Sep 9, 2004

⛄ Most snow in one day

16.0 in Feb 17, 2003

The three most extreme on record

1 16.0 in Feb 17, 2003

2 11.5 in Jan 4, 1994

3 9.0 in Jan 8, 1996

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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Wheeling's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 103°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, Wheeling's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 103°F and as low as −16°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 16 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 Wheeling (NOAA GHCN station USC00469482), about 1 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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