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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 1982

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1982 1-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1997
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1991, 2018
Apr–May 1982 2-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1961
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1991
	Ties: 1968
Mar–May 1982 3-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1971
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1991, 2012
	Ties: 1995
Feb–May 1982 4-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1958
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jan–May 1982 5-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1978
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
Dec 1981–May 1982 6-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1978
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 2014
Nov 1981–May 1982 7-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977, 1978
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1979, 1980
Oct 1981–May 1982 8-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1966, 1979
Sep 1981–May 1982 9-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1981
Aug 1981–May 1982 10-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1961, 1971
Jul 1981–May 1982 11-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1971, 1996, 2001, 2014
Jun 1981–May 1982 12-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1969, 1971
Dec 1980–May 1982 18-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1978
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Jun 1980–May 1982 24-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1978
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Jun 1979–May 1982 36-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2018
	Ties: 1969
Jun 1978–May 1982 48-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1980
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1963, 1965, 1968, 1983
Jun 1977–May 1982 60-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1981
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1979, 1980

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/