Climate Top Ten for December at Elkins, West Virginia
Period of Record: 1899 to 2024
| Temperatures (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmest | Coldest | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 45.9 | 2015 | 1. | 18.4 | 1989 |
| 2. | 42.6 | 2021 | 2. | 22.5 | 1917 |
| 3. | 42.1 | 1956 | 3. | 22.6 | 1963 |
| 4. | 41.7 | 1923 | 4. | 22.9 | 2010 |
| 5. | 41.3 | 1984 | 5. | 24.5 | 2000 |
| 6. | 41.1 | 1971 | 6. | 24.6 | 1960 |
| 7. | 40.6 | 1931 | 7. | 24.8 | 1903 |
| 1940 | 1935 | ||||
| 9. | 40.1 | 1918 | 9. | 25.6 | 1969 |
| 10. | 39.5 | 2023 | 10. | 25.8 | 1958 |
| Normal: 34.7 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Precipitation (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest | Driest | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 6.95 | 1923 | 1. | 0.90 | 1965 |
| 2. | 6.92 | 1901 | 2. | 0.99 | 1958 |
| 3. | 6.73 | 1978 | 3. | 1.17 | 1917 |
| 4. | 6.27 | 2013 | 4. | 1.44 | 2006 |
| 5. | 6.12 | 1990 | 5. | 1.55 | 1947 |
| 6. | 6.09 | 1991 | 6. | 1.56 | 1925 |
| 7. | 6.02 | 1972 | 7. | 1.63 | 1955 |
| 8. | 5.93 | 1918 | 8. | 1.65 | 1963 |
| 9. | 5.88 | 1902 | 1971 | ||
| 10. | 5.84 | 1969 | 10. | 1.69 | 1938 |
| Normal: 3.57 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Monthly Snowfall (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 36.7 | 1993 | 1. | T | 2014 |
| 2. | 34.9 | 1969 | 2. | 0.3 | 1931 |
| 3. | 34.5 | 1962 | 3. | 0.4 | 2015 |
| 4. | 34.2 | 2010 | 4. | 0.6 | 2021 |
| 5. | 32.2 | 1989 | 5. | 0.7 | 1940 |
| 6. | 30.4 | 2003 | 6. | 1.2 | 1938 |
| 7. | 29.9 | 2009 | 7. | 1.6 | 1971 |
| 8. | 29.8 | 1935 | 8. | 2.3 | 1911 |
| 9. | 27.5 | 1992 | 1924 | ||
| 10. | 26.6 | 1944 | 1955 | ||
| Normal: 14.5 (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: 1/3/2025
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