An Unusually Warm Winter Across the Area

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...A Warm Meteorological Winter...

Meteorological winter is defined as the months of December 
through February. Having said that, it was very warm across the 
entire region, with every climate site finishing in the top 5 for 
warmest winters. There were some cold snaps but they were few and
far between. It has also been a winter void of snow. However, our
snowfall records encompass the months of October though April, so
the final tally has yet to be penciled in. It was also a wet 
winter overall, but alas there were no top 10 finishes there. 

An interesting observation: Charleston and Huntington both had the
same average temperature for this winter and also finished tied 
for 4th warmest winters on record. 

Below is a summary of top 10 finishes for warmest winter.

Beckley: Average temperature of 38.7 is the 5th warmest winters 
on record.  

Charleston: Average temperature of 42.1 ties with the winter of 
1906-1907 for 4th warmest winters on record. 

Clarksburg: Average temperature of 38.8 is the 2nd warmest winters
on record.

Elkins: Average temperature of 37.6 ties the winter of 1948-1949
for 3rd warmest winters on record.

Huntington: Average temperature of 42.1 ties with the winter of
1936-1937 for 4th warmest winters on record.

Parkersburg: Average temperature of 39.3 is the 4th warmest
winters on record.

For a more complete look at winter for each climate site, you may
visit our web page at https:/www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=rlx
Click on the seasonal climate report (CLS) button followed by 
which site you want to look at. 


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