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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

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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Charleston, West Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1952

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1952 1-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1997
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1991, 2018
	Ties: 1999, 2001
Apr–May 1952 2-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1961
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1991
Mar–May 1952 3-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1971
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1991, 2012
	Ties: 1951, 1972
Feb–May 1952 4-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1958
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Jan–May 1952 5-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1986
Dec 1951–May 1952 6-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1999
Nov 1951–May 1952 7-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977, 1978
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Oct 1951–May 1952 8-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Sep 1951–May 1952 9-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1955, 1995, 2005
Aug 1951–May 1952 10-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 2011, 2021
Jul 1951–May 1952 11-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1955
Jun 1951–May 1952 12-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 2003
Dec 1950–May 1952 18-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1957, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2009
Jun 1950–May 1952 24-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1978
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
	Ties: 1994, 2005
Jun 1949–May 1952 36-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				23rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1986, 1989, 2001, 2002
Jun 1948–May 1952 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1980
				--	--	2019, 2020
Jun 1947–May 1952 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1981
				--	--	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/