Charleston, WV
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Climate Top Ten for May at Parkersburg, West Virginia
Period of Record: 1885 to 2024
| Temperatures (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmest | Coldest | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 71.2 | 2018 | 1. | 56.5 | 1997 |
| 2. | 71.0 | 1944 | 2. | 57.6 | 1917 |
| 3. | 70.3 | 1962 | 3. | 57.7 | 1924 |
| 1991 | 1994 | ||||
| 5. | 70.2 | 1896 | 5. | 58.1 | 2005 |
| 6. | 69.2 | 1982 | 6. | 58.6 | 1897 |
| 7. | 69.1 | 1911 | 7. | 58.8 | 1967 |
| 1965 | 8. | 58.9 | 1989 | ||
| 9. | 69.0 | 1918 | 9. | 59.2 | 2008 |
| 10. | 68.0 | 1953, 1959, 2012 | 10. | 59.4 | 2002 |
| Normal: 63.3 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Precipitation (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest | Driest | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 10.00 | 1968 | 1. | 0.53 | 1939 |
| 2. | 8.49 | 2020 | 2. | 0.60 | 2007 |
| 3. | 8.40 | 1990 | 3. | 0.82 | 1966 |
| 4. | 8.11 | 1995 | 4. | 0.99 | 1963 |
| 5. | 7.72 | 2010 | 5. | 1.05 | 1885 |
| 6. | 7.50 | 1933 | 6. | 1.10 | 1964 |
| 7. | 7.11 | 1996 | 7. | 1.22 | 1932 |
| 8. | 7.06 | 1983 | 1965 | ||
| 9. | 6.94 | 1967 | 9. | 1.29 | 1930 |
| 10. | 6.61 | 2001 | 10. | 1.36 | 1977 |
| Normal: 4.17 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Monthly Snowfall (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | T | 1927 | 1. | 0.0 | 1926 |
| 1929 | 1928 | ||||
| 1931 | 1930 | ||||
| 1933 | 1932 | ||||
| 1934 | 1935 | ||||
| 1936 | 1937 | ||||
| 1938 | 1939 | ||||
| 1941 | 1940 | ||||
| 1944 | 1942 | ||||
| 1945+ | 1943+ | ||||
| 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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