West Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025
Ritchie County, WV
A 54.0°F / 47.1" normal · 2025 ran +0°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.5°F (52.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
86% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
54.0°F
annual mean · 47.1" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0°F
54.0°F · 43.2" (92% of normal)
Warmest Year
56.6°F
2024 · coldest 50.1°F (1958)
Wettest Year
66.9in
2018 · driest 32.9" (1987)
Hottest Day
101.9°F
Jul 17 · 1988
Coldest Day
-26.0°F
Jan 19 · 1994
Biggest Rain Day
3.19in
Sep 13 · 1971
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— 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.