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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 1979

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1979 1-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1997
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1991, 2018
Apr–May 1979 2-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1961
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1991
Mar–May 1979 3-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1971
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1991, 2012
	Ties: 1973
Feb–May 1979 4-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1958
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1963, 1969
Jan–May 1979 5-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977, 1978
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1980, 1982
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1966, 1982
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1951
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1981, 2010
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1983
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1980
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1971
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1981
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1980, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/