Bancroft Weather Records (USC00460450)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bancroft (USC00460450), West Virginia, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Bancroft

Bancroft (USC00460450) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.52 latitude and -81.85 longitude, 175 m (574 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 1939, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bancroft still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bancroft tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.7 C (19.9 F) on 19 March 1939.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.52 latitude, -81.85 longitude.
Elevation: 175 m (574 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 1939, 40 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bancroft. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bancroft, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.8 C (109.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bancroft still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 67.

Standing records at Bancroft by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1900	13
1901	38
1902	20
1904	30
1905	32
1906	46
1907	47
1908	35
1909	46
1910	40
1911	64
1912	37
1913	55
1914	67
1915	21
1916	42
1917	55
1918	39
1919	19
1920	34
1921	26
1922	21
1923	54
1924	47
1925	56
1926	28
1927	33
1928	31
1929	43
1930	43
1931	25
1932	24
1933	30
1934	24
1935	31
1936	66
1937	38
1938	54
1939	10

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Bancroft between 23 January 1936 and 23 January 1936. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bancroft. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 12 August 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bancroft
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 January 1932
Feb	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 February 1939
Mar	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5 March 1939
Apr	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 April 1901
May	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 May 1917
Jun	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 June 1919
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	5 July 1932
Aug	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	12 August 1914
Sep	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 September 1924
Oct	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	1 October 1915
Nov	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 November 1915
Dec	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 December 1919

Period of Record Coverage

1900 to 1939

39 years of record at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1919 and others.

Days with data per year at Bancroft
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1900	91	25%	No
1901	270	74%	No
1902	91	25%	No
1904	231	63%	No
1905	353	97%	Yes
1906	351	96%	Yes
1907	342	94%	Yes
1908	343	94%	Yes
1909	335	92%	Yes
1910	327	90%	No
1911	339	93%	Yes
1912	346	95%	Yes
1913	341	93%	Yes
1914	255	70%	No
1915	347	95%	Yes
1916	336	92%	Yes
1917	336	92%	Yes
1918	325	89%	No
1919	295	81%	No
1920	324	89%	No
1921	340	93%	Yes
1922	315	86%	No
1923	327	90%	No
1924	340	93%	Yes
1925	310	85%	No
1926	317	87%	No
1927	318	87%	No
1928	339	93%	Yes
1929	333	91%	Yes
1930	303	83%	No
1931	318	87%	No
1932	333	91%	Yes
1933	360	99%	Yes
1934	358	98%	Yes
1935	359	98%	Yes
1936	356	97%	Yes
1937	352	96%	Yes
1938	358	98%	Yes
1939	88	24%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bancroft
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1939	Bancroft, US	daily low min (Tie)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1939	Bancroft, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high min (Tie)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1939	Bancroft, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	20 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1939	Bancroft, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1939	Bancroft, US	monthly high min (Tie)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	tie	29 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1939	Bancroft, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high min (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	13 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1939	Bancroft, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high min (Tie)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	tie	23 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1939	Bancroft, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1939	Bancroft, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1938	Bancroft, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1906 to 1938

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Bancroft, 1906 to 1938. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.9 C (51.7 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 15.6 C (60.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bancroft as warming stripes, 1906 to 1938
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1906	13.5 C	+0.63 C
1907	12.4 C	-0.51 C
1908	13.4 C	+0.45 C
1909	13.0 C	+0.11 C
1911	14.5 C	+1.59 C
1912	12.4 C	-0.55 C
1913	13.7 C	+0.81 C
1915	12.3 C	-0.62 C
1916	12.5 C	-0.44 C
1917	10.9 C	-1.97 C
1918	12.4 C	-0.47 C
1920	11.9 C	-1.03 C
1921	13.9 C	+1.02 C
1923	11.5 C	-1.42 C
1924	11.1 C	-1.77 C
1926	12.2 C	-0.73 C
1928	12.4 C	-0.56 C
1929	12.5 C	-0.42 C
1932	12.7 C	-0.22 C
1933	13.8 C	+0.88 C
1934	13.6 C	+0.65 C
1935	13.7 C	+0.80 C
1936	13.8 C	+0.91 C
1937	13.2 C	+0.24 C
1938	15.6 C	+2.72 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1900 to 1939

Yearly extremes at Bancroft: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1914	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1936	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	1914	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	1932	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1904	18 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bancroft by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1900	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1901	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1902	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1908	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1912	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1915	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1917	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1922	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1933	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1935	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939	26.7 C (80.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bancroft by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1900	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1901	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1902	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1904	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1905	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1907	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1909	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1910	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1911	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1912	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1913	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1914	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1916	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1919	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1920	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1923	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1924	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1926	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1927	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1929	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1932	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1935	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939	-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bancroft by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1905	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1906	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1907	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1908	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1916	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1920	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1924	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1926	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1935	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1938	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	64.8 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 165.4 mm (6.5 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.2 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bancroft by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1901	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1902	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1904	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1905	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1906	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1908	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1909	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1910	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1911	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1912	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1913	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1914	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1915	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1916	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1918	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1919	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1920	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1921	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1922	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1923	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1924	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1925	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1926	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1927	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1928	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1929	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1930	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932	165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1933	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1934	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1935	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1936	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1937	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1938	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1939	83.9 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bancroft, 1900 to 1939. The record is 49 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bancroft by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900	14 days
1901	20 days
1902	20 days
1904	49 days
1905	19 days
1906	18 days
1907	16 days
1908	22 days
1909	24 days
1910	16 days
1911	13 days
1912	19 days
1913	21 days
1914	19 days
1915	16 days
1916	20 days
1917	24 days
1918	15 days
1919	13 days
1920	25 days
1921	11 days
1922	24 days
1923	27 days
1924	25 days
1925	13 days
1926	22 days
1927	14 days
1928	12 days
1929	11 days
1930	15 days
1931	14 days
1932	23 days
1933	18 days
1934	18 days
1935	15 days
1936	9 days
1937	15 days
1938	15 days
1939	11 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bancroft falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 177 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bancroft
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1906 to 1938)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	23 April	n/a	23 April	n/a	-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost	16 October	n/a	16 October	n/a	+2.2 days per decade
Growing days	177 days	n/a	177 days	n/a	+2.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Download the Data

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).