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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, February 1998

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1998 1-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1976
Jan–Feb 1998 2-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	5.9°F (3.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2017
Dec 1997–Feb 1998 3-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
Nov 1997–Feb 1998 4-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1949
Oct 1997–Feb 1998 5-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1954, 1997
Sep 1997–Feb 1998 6-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
Aug 1997–Feb 1998 7-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
Jul 1997–Feb 1998 8-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1983, 1997
Jun 1997–Feb 1998 9-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 2003
May 1997–Feb 1998 10-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1985
Apr 1997–Feb 1998 11-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1984
Mar 1997–Feb 1998 12-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1996
Sep 1996–Feb 1998 18-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1952, 1957, 1976, 1995, 2001
Mar 1996–Feb 1998 24-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1952, 1961, 1984, 1994
Mar 1995–Feb 1998 36-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1979
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1962, 2015
Mar 1994–Feb 1998 48-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1980
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2020
	Ties: 1960, 1996, 1997
Mar 1993–Feb 1998 60-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1981
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2020
	Ties: 1986, 1997

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/