215  
NOUS41 KPBZ 011350  
PNSPBZ  
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-  
020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-020100-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
950 AM EDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
   
..MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA FOR AUGUST 2026  
 
********* PITTSBURGH MONTHLY SUMMARY **********  
 
THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2026. THE  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE PERIOD WAS 86. THE RECORD MAXIMUM  
TEMPERATURE IS 103 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1918. THE MINIMUM  
TEMPERATURE FOR THE PERIOD WAS 53. THE RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IS  
39 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1982. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 72.3  
DEGREES WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF  
71.8 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DID NOT EXCEED 90 DEGREES. THE  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DID NOT FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES. A TOTAL OF 7.62  
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL DURING THE PERIOD WHICH IS 4.10 INCHES  
ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 3.52. NO SNOW FELL DURING THE PERIOD  
WHICH IS NORMAL. THERE WERE 2 HEATING DEGREE DAYS THIS PERIOD WHICH  
IS 5 BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 7 DAYS. THERE WERE 236 COOLING  
DEGREE DAYS THIS PERIOD WHICH IS 17 ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 219  
DAYS. THE MAXIMUM WIND WAS 29 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE WEST AND  
OCCURRED ON AUGUST 5. THE MAXIMUM WIND GUST WAS 41 MILES PER HOUR  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1.  
 
RECENT AUGUST CLIMATOLOGY FOR PITTSBURGH  
 
YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL  
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2021 83.6 65.1 74.4 6.41 0.0  
2022 81.3 62.9 72.1 3.39 0.0  
2023 81.5 63.2 72.4 2.71 0.0  
2024 83.7 63.9 73.8 5.12 0.0  
2025 82.2 60.5 71.3 1.58 0.0  
 
********* ZANESVILLE MONTHLY SUMMARY **********  
 
THE ZANESVILLE OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2026. THE  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE PERIOD WAS 89. THE RECORD MAXIMUM  
TEMPERATURE IS 105 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1930. THE MINIMUM  
TEMPERATURE FOR THE PERIOD WAS 53. THE RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IS  
36 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1965. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 72.4  
DEGREES WHICH IS 0.3 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF  
72.7 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DID NOT EXCEED 90 DEGREES. THE  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DID NOT FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES. A TOTAL OF 10.77  
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL DURING THE PERIOD WHICH IS 7.57 INCHES  
ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 3.20. THIS IS ALSO THE MOST PRECIPITATION  
RECORDED DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THERE WAS 1 HEATING DEGREE DAY  
THIS PERIOD WHICH IS 3 BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 4 DAYS. THERE WERE  
239 COOLING DEGREE DAYS THIS PERIOD WHICH IS 4 BELOW THE NORMAL  
AMOUNT OF 243 DAYS. THE MAXIMUM WIND WAS 30 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE  
WEST AND OCCURRED ON AUGUST 16. THE MAXIMUM WIND GUST WAS 52 MILES  
PER HOUR FROM THE WEST AND OCCURRED ON AUGUST 16.  
 
RECENT AUGUST CLIMATOLOGY FOR ZANESVILLE  
 
YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIPITATION  
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2021 85.7 65.5 75.6 6.62  
2022 82.5 62.9 72.7 5.48  
2023 81.3 61.7 71.5 5.97  
2024 86.4 61.9 74.1 0.17  
2025 82.3 59.1 70.7 0.54  
 
********* MORGANTOWN MONTHLY SUMMARY **********  
 
THE MORGANTOWN WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2026. THE  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE PERIOD WAS 89. THE RECORD MAXIMUM  
TEMPERATURE IS 105 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1893. THE MINIMUM  
TEMPERATURE FOR THE PERIOD WAS 55. THE RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IS  
38 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1982. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 73.0  
DEGREES WHICH IS 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF  
72.8 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DID NOT EXCEED 90 DEGREES. THE  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DID NOT FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES. A TOTAL OF 5.47  
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL DURING THE PERIOD WHICH IS 1.82 INCHES  
ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 3.65. THERE WERE NO HEATING DEGREE DAYS  
THIS PERIOD WHICH IS 4 BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 4 DAYS. THERE WERE  
256 COOLING DEGREE DAYS THIS PERIOD WHICH IS 11 ABOVE THE NORMAL  
AMOUNT OF 245 DAYS. THE MAXIMUM WIND WAS 22 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE  
WEST AND OCCURRED ON AUGUST 22. THE MAXIMUM WIND GUST WAS 37 MILES  
PER HOUR FROM THE WEST AND OCCURRED ON AUGUST 22.  
 
RECENT AUGUST CLIMATOLOGY FOR MORGANTOWN  
 
YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIPITATION  
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2021 85.0 66.1 75.5 7.21  
2022 83.8 64.4 74.1 5.69  
2023 82.2 62.6 72.4 5.33  
2024 85.5 62.9 74.2 3.73  
2025 81.5 60.9 71.2 3.11  
 
 
 
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