WV Weather State Records

List of West Virginia State Record Extremes (Data compiled by the National Weather Service, particularly from retired Lead Forecaster Ken Batty


Warmest Temperature: 112 degrees (Martinsburg, WV - July 10th, 1936 and Moorefield, WV - August 4th, 1930)

Coldest Temperature: -37 degrees (Lewisburg, WV - December 30th, 1917)

Most Rainfall in 24 Hours: 19 inches (Rockport, WV) - July 18th, 1889

Most Rainfall in a Month: 26.66 inches (Rockport, WV) - July 1889

Most Precipitation in a Year: 96.99 inches (Hendricks, WV) - 2018

Least Precipitation in a Year: 9.5 inches (Upper Tract, WV) - 1930

Most Snowfall in 24 Hours: 35 inches (Flat Top, WV) - January 27th-28th, 1998

Most Snowfall from a Single Storm: 57 inches (Pickens, WV) - November 24th-29th, 1950

Most Snow in a Season: 301.4 inches (Kumbrabow State Forest) - Winter of 1959-1960

Least Snow in a Season: 0.2 inches (Old Ohio River Dam #26) - Winter of 1931-1932