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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, January 1960

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1960 1-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1950
Dec 1959–Jan 1960 2-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1950
Nov 1959–Jan 1960 3-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2002
	Ties: 1965
Oct 1959–Jan 1960 4-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1972
	Ties: 1952
Sep 1959–Jan 1960 5-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1972
	Ties: 1995
Aug 1959–Jan 1960 6-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1972, 2017
Jul 1959–Jan 1960 7-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Jun 1959–Jan 1960 8-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 2022
May 1959–Jan 1960 9-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1950, 2017
Apr 1959–Jan 1960 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1992, 2020
Mar 1959–Jan 1960 11-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1999
Feb 1959–Jan 1960 12-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1977
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1991
Aug 1958–Jan 1960 18-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1978
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1955, 1991, 1995
Feb 1958–Jan 1960 24-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1978
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2013
	Ties: 1952, 1966, 1967, 2010
Feb 1957–Jan 1960 36-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1970, 1979
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1953, 1986, 2015
Feb 1956–Jan 1960 48-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1964
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 2011
Feb 1955–Jan 1960 60-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1981
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1974, 2000

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/