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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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West Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	6.3°F (3.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1950
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1953
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1965
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1912, 1965, 1979, 2015
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1921, 1952, 1985
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1953, 1957, 1971
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1912, 1941, 1976
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1932
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1920
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1952
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1931, 1956, 2001, 2004, 2010
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1931, 1956, 2004
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2013, 2020
	Ties: 1912, 1956, 1957, 1996, 2011
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2021
	Ties: 1958, 1976, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2010, 2015
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1964, 1970, 1982
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1914, 1932, 1940, 1947, 1991
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1981
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1941, 1975, 1990

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/