Charleston, WV
Weather Forecast Office
Climate Top Ten for May at Charleston, West Virginia
Period of Record: 1885 to 2024
| Temperatures (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmest | Coldest | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 72.0 | 2018 | 1. | 58.3 | 1967 |
| 2. | 71.7 | 1991 | 2. | 58.6 | 1997 |
| 3. | 70.1 | 1911 | 3. | 59.3 | 1961 |
| 4. | 70.0 | 1918 | 4. | 59.4 | 1989 |
| 5. | 69.9 | 1916 | 5. | 59.6 | 1945 |
| 6. | 69.8 | 1962 | 1994 | ||
| 7. | 69.7 | 1944 | 7. | 59.7 | 1954 |
| 8. | 69.5 | 2012 | 2005 | ||
| 9. | 69.2 | 1965 | 9. | 59.9 | 1971 |
| 10. | 68.9 | 1905, 1953, 2004 | 10. | 60.2 | 1917 |
| Normal: 64.7 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Precipitation (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest | Driest | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 8.93 | 2020 | 1. | 0.61 | 1939 |
| 2. | 8.76 | 2001 | 2. | 0.84 | 1977 |
| 3. | 8.72 | 2019 | 3. | 0.95 | 1964 |
| 4. | 8.09 | 2004 | 4. | 1.05 | 1911 |
| 5. | 8.01 | 2010 | 5. | 1.13 | 1970 |
| 6. | 7.92 | 2009 | 6. | 1.19 | 1936 |
| 7. | 7.55 | 1890 | 7. | 1.47 | 1991 |
| 8. | 7.40 | 1996 | 8. | 1.52 | 1966 |
| 9. | 6.89 | 1938 | 9. | 1.68 | 2006 |
| 10. | 6.84 | 1945 | 10. | 1.82 | 1928 |
| Normal: 4.93 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Monthly Snowfall (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 0.6 | 1989 | 1. | 0.0 | 1908 |
| 2. | 0.2 | 1963 | 1909 | ||
| 3. | T | 1923 | 1910 | ||
| 1950 | 1911 | ||||
| 1951 | 1912 | ||||
| 1952 | 1913 | ||||
| 1954 | 1914 | ||||
| 1992 | 1915 | ||||
| 2013 | 1916 | ||||
| 2014+ | 1917+ | ||||
| Normal: 0.0 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
T signifies a trace amount.
'+' signifies that there are additional years with the listed amount that are not denoted on the table.
Statistics Last Updated: 6/3/2024
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