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

Monthly Climate

32°
J
35°
F
44°
M
54°
A
63°
M
70°
J
74°
J
73°
A
67°
S
56°
O
44°
N
36°
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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