West Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025

Preston County, WV

A 50.3°F / 51.7" normal · 2025 ran +0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +1.2°F (48.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 12th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 91% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

50.3°F
annual mean · 51.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.3°F
50.6°F · 51.8" (100% of normal)

Warmest Year

53.1°F
2024 · coldest 46.5°F (1963)

Wettest Year

70.9in
2018 · driest 38.2" (1965)

Hottest Day

96.7°F
Jul 17 · 1988

Coldest Day

-21.8°F
Jan 19 · 1994

Biggest Rain Day

3.81in
Oct 16 · 1954

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

28°
J
32°
F
39°
M
50°
A
59°
M
66°
J
70°
J
69°
A
63°
S
52°
O
41°
N
33°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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