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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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West Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1974 1-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1989
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1907, 1928
Nov–Dec 1974 2-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Oct–Dec 1974 3-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Sep–Dec 1974 4-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1930
Aug–Dec 1974 5-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
Jul–Dec 1974 6-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1904, 1966
Jun–Dec 1974 7-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1950, 1989
May–Dec 1974 8-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1992
Mar–Dec 1974 10-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1915, 1916, 1943, 1980
Feb–Dec 1974 11-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1940, 1992
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1921, 2012
	Ties: 1899, 1934, 1942, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2013
Jul 1973–Dec 1974 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1963
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1973
Jan 1973–Dec 1974 24-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1963
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1947, 1952, 1957, 2001
Jan 1972–Dec 1974 36-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1910, 1941, 1943
Jan 1971–Dec 1974 48-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1945, 1973, 1986
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1980, 1981
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1943, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/