
A blast of Arctic air overnight Sunday into Monday will mark a changeover from rain to snow for the start of the new work week. Confidence is increasing for accumulating snow showers along the mountains on Monday, where temperatures will remain below freezing. Elsewhere, some snow is still likely, but temperatures will not be supportive of much in the way of accumulations. Read More >
Climate Top Ten for March at Beckley, West Virginia
Period of Record: 1893 to 2025
| Temperatures (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmest | Coldest | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 54.9 | 1921 | 1. | 26.4 | 1960 |
| 2. | 54.0 | 2012 | 2. | 32.6 | 1941 |
| 3. | 50.2 | 1910 | 3. | 33.6 | 1926 |
| 4. | 50.1 | 2016 | 4. | 33.8 | 1969 |
| 5. | 49.4 | 1918 | 5. | 35.0 | 1940 |
| 6. | 49.3 | 1903 | 6. | 35.3 | 2013 |
| 7. | 49.1 | 1907 | 7. | 35.5 | 1924 |
| 8. | 49.0 | 1948 | 8. | 36.0 | 1965 |
| 9. | 48.8 | 2020 | 1971 | ||
| 10. | 48.5 | 1973 | 10. | 36.1 | 1999 |
| Normal: 42.8 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Precipitation (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest | Driest | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 9.84 | 1935 | 1. | 0.50 | 1910 |
| 2. | 9.18 | 1975 | 2. | 0.75 | 1915 |
| 3. | 8.90 | 1917 | 3. | 1.45 | 2003 |
| 4. | 8.09 | 1934 | 4. | 1.53 | 1926 |
| 5. | 7.63 | 1994 | 5. | 1.60 | 1924 |
| 6. | 7.59 | 1963 | 6. | 1.65 | 2025 |
| 7. | 7.48 | 1955 | 7. | 1.74 | 1966 |
| 8. | 7.24 | 1908 | 8. | 1.79 | 1981 |
| 9. | 6.57 | 1991 | 9. | 1.83 | 1983 |
| 10. | 6.50 | 1967 | 2006 | ||
| Normal: 4.03 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Snowfall (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 48.0 | 1960 | 1. | T | 1918 |
| 2. | 35.5 | 1993 | 1927 | ||
| 3. | 21.8 | 1958 | 1938 | ||
| 4. | 21.6 | 2018 | 1939 | ||
| 5. | 20.4 | 1981 | 1948 | ||
| 6. | 19.8 | 1971 | 1955 | ||
| 7. | 19.0 | 1999 | 2008 | ||
| 8. | 17.3 | 1975 | 2021 | ||
| 9. | 16.4 | 1942 | 9. | 0.1 | 1997 |
| 10. | 16.1 | 2013 | 10. | 0.4 | 1935, 1989 |
| Normal: 8.9 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
T signifies a trace amount.
Statistics Last Updated: 4/3/2025