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Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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City: Beckley Charleston Elkins Huntington

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Elkins, West Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1998

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1998 1-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1988
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1971
	Ties: 2012
Sep–Oct 1998 2-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1988
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	1971
	Ties: 2014
Aug–Oct 1998 3-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1942, 1950, 1968
Jul–Oct 1998 4-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1984, 1985
Jun–Oct 1998 5-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1974
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1969, 1975
May–Oct 1998 6-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1997
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1970, 1975, 2013
Apr–Oct 1998 7-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1997
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2019
	Ties: 1969
Mar–Oct 1998 8-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1997
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1944, 1951
Feb–Oct 1998 9-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2019
	Ties: 1946, 1954, 1973, 2004
Jan–Oct 1998 10-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2019
Dec 1997–Oct 1998 11-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1995, 2005
Nov 1997–Oct 1998 12-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1942
May 1997–Oct 1998 18-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2019
	Ties: 1930, 1936, 1993
Nov 1996–Oct 1998 24-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1976, 1984
Nov 1995–Oct 1998 36-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1979
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1965, 1971
Nov 1994–Oct 1998 48-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1981
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2019
	Ties: 1930, 1996
Nov 1993–Oct 1998 60-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1981
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1977, 1986, 1988

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/