Unsettled weather prevails today and Wednesday, with severe weather possible each day. Storms will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Also, locally heavy rain from showers and storms could result in localized flooding concerns from today into Thursday, especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of activity. Read More >
Climate Top Ten for December at Elkins, West Virginia
| Temperatures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm | Cold | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 45.9 | 2015 | 1. | 18.4 | 1989 |
| 2. | 42.6 | 2021 | 2. | 22.5 | 1917 |
| 3. | 42.1 | 1956 | 3. | 22.6 | 1963 |
| 4. | 41.7 | 1923 | 4. | 22.9 | 2010 |
| 5. | 41.3 | 1984 | 5. | 24.5 | 2000 |
| 6. | 41.1 | 1971 | 6. | 24.6 | 1960 |
| 7. | 40.6 | 1931 | 7. | 24.8 | 1903 |
| 1940 | 1935 | ||||
| 9. | 40.1 | 1918 | 9. | 25.6 | 1969 |
| 10. | 39.5 | 2023 | 10. | 25.8 | 1958 |
| NORM: 32.5 | |||||
| Precipitation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet | Dry | ||||
| # | Precip. (inches) | Year | # | Precip. (inches) | Year |
| 1. | 6.95 | 1923 | 1. | 0.90 | 1965 |
| 2. | 6.92 | 1901 | 2. | 0.99 | 1958 |
| 3. | 6.73 | 1978 | 3. | 1.17 | 1917 |
| 4. | 6.27 | 2013 | 4. | 1.44 | 2006 |
| 5. | 6.12 | 1990 | 5. | 1.55 | 1947 |
| 6. | 6.09 | 1991 | 6. | 1.56 | 1925 |
| 7. | 6.02 | 1972 | 7. | 1.63 | 1955 |
| 8. | 5.93 | 1918 | 8. | 1.65 | 1963 |
| 9. | 5.88 | 1902 | 1971 | ||
| 10. | 5.84 | 1969 | 10. | 1.69 | 1938 |
| NORM: 3.26 | |||||
| Monthly Snowfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount (inches) | Year | # | Amount (inches) | Year |
| 1. | 36.7 | 1993 | 1. | T | 2014 |
| 2. | 34.9 | 1969 | 2. | 0.3 | 1931 |
| 3. | 34.5 | 1962 | 3. | 0.4 | 2015 |
| 4. | 34.2 | 2010 | 4. | 0.6 | 2021 |
| 5. | 32.2 | 1989 | 5. | 0.7 | 1940 |
| 6. | 29.9 | 2009 | 6. | 1.2 | 1938 |
| 7. | 29.8 | 1935 | 7. | 1.6 | 1971 |
| 8. | 27.5 | 1992 | 8. | 2.3 | 1911 |
| 9. | 26.6 | 1944 | 1924 | ||
| 10. | 25.9 | 1942 | 1955 | ||
| MEAN: 16.8 | |||||
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