West Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025

McDowell County, WV

A 54.2°F / 46.5" normal · 2025 ran +-0°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +0.9°F (52.4°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 11th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 79% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

54.2°F
annual mean · 46.5" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+-0°F
54.2°F · 45.2" (97% of normal)

Warmest Year

55.8°F
2024 · coldest 50.6°F (1963)

Wettest Year

59.5in
2020 · driest 34.5" (1988)

Hottest Day

98.4°F
Jun 30 · 2012

Coldest Day

-18.7°F
Jan 21 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

3.18in
Sep 6 · 2011

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
38°
F
45°
M
54°
A
62°
M
69°
J
73°
J
72°
A
66°
S
55°
O
44°
N
37°
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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