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Next Three Days

A Look Back at July

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The next 3-days will start dry and hot as a warming trend builds. An approaching front from the west will bring a return of scattered showers and thunderstorms to the area. Some could be strong to severe containing damaging winds. Heavy downpours are also possible. Chances for showers and thunderstorms exist on Friday, mostly across the mountains.

Average temperatures this July were generally 1 to 3 degrees above normal, although some locations were slightly warmer, while others trended towards near normal. Elkins, West Virginia had its 5th warmest July on record, with no other Top 10s set at any of the other official NWS Charleston climate locations. As is typical during the summer months, precipitation totals this July across the forecast area varied significantly depending on location, ranging anywhere from approximately 2 to 12 inches. This resulted in a wide range of departures, with some locations more than 2 inches below normal, while others ended up over 6 inches above normal. For instance, only 2.10 inches of precipitation was observed at the Cooperative Observer station just north of Dunmore, West Virginia, which was approximately 2 inches below normal. On the other end of the spectrum and not too far away, 11.36 inches was observed at the Cooperative Observer station in Buckhannon, West Virginia, which was just over 6 inches above normal. Approximately half of the monthly precipitation observed at Buckhannon fell on July 21st when torrential rainfall of 4 to 8 inches impacted portions of the forecast area, resulting in significant flash flooding in Lewis and Upshur Counties. Even with these notable precipitation departures across portions of the area, no Top 10s were set at any of the official NWS Charleston climate locations in terms of the wettest or driest July on record.