
A blast of Arctic air tonight into Monday will usher a changeover from rain to snow for the start of the new week. In the mountains, a winter storm warning has been issued where 4–6” of snow with local higher amounts will be. A winter weather advisory has been issued for 2-4" across portions of the lowlands and mountains. 1-2" of snowfall is expected elsewhere across the lowlands. Read More >
Climate Top Ten for September at Beckley, West Virginia
Period of Record: 1893 to 2025
| Temperatures (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmest | Coldest | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 71.9 | 2019 | 1. | 55.9 | 1940 |
| 2. | 71.3 | 1906 | 2. | 57.3 | 1967 |
| 3. | 70.8 | 1931 | 3. | 58.9 | 1897 |
| 4. | 69.9 | 2018 | 1902 | ||
| 5. | 68.8 | 1933 | 1956 | ||
| 6. | 68.7 | 1921 | 6. | 59.2 | 2006 |
| 7. | 68.6 | 1925 | 7. | 59.3 | 1974 |
| 8. | 68.5 | 2016 | 8. | 59.5 | 1952 |
| 9. | 67.8 | 1911 | 9. | 59.7 | 1966 |
| 10. | 67.7 | 2007 | 10. | 59.8 | 1924 |
| Normal: 64.7 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Precipitation (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest | Driest | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 9.98 | 2018 | 1. | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 2. | 8.27 | 1964 | 2. | 0.17 | 1914 |
| 3. | 8.08 | 1966 | 3. | 0.20 | 1908 |
| 4. | 7.80 | 1916 | 4. | 0.46 | 2005 |
| 5. | 7.42 | 1950 | 5. | 0.54 | 1985 |
| 6. | 6.65 | 1996 | 6. | 0.81 | 1898 |
| 7. | 6.32 | 1957 | 7. | 1.00 | 1919 |
| 8. | 6.24 | 1956 | 1923 | ||
| 2000 | 9. | 1.06 | 1939 | ||
| 10. | 6.18 | 2003 | 10. | 1.25 | 2025 |
| Normal: 3.20 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Snowfall (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | T | 1967 | 1. | 0.0 | 1911 |
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1912 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1913 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1914 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1915 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1916 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1917 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1918 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1919 | ||
| --- | ------------- | ------- | 1920+ | ||
| Normal: 0.0 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
T signifies a trace amount.
The earliest first snow on record for Beckley, West Virginia occurred on September 29, 1967.
'+' signifies that there are additional years with the listed amount that are not denoted on the table.
Statistics Last Updated: 10/13/2025