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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, March 2003

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2003 1-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1960
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1963, 1974
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1976
	Ties: 1952
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1990
	Ties: 2013
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 2009
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1973, 1988, 1998
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1952, 1990, 2005, 2011
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 2018
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012, 2017, 2020
	Ties: 1952, 2007
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1978
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1953, 1954, 1999, 2006, 2022
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1978
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1988, 2006
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1979
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1953, 1975, 2005
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1980
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1953, 1976, 1990, 2000
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1981
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1956, 1957, 1991, 1994, 2006, 2013

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/