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Climate Top Ten for Spring at Charleston, West Virginia
Period of Record: 1885 to 2025
| March-May Temperatures (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmest | Coldest | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 60.6 | 1921 | 1. | 50.2 | 1926 |
| 2. | 60.5 | 2012 | 2. | 50.5 | 1971 |
| 3. | 59.8 | 1991 | 3. | 51.1 | 1960 |
| 4. | 59.6 | 2024 | 4. | 51.7 | 1940 |
| 5. | 59.3 | 1908 | 5. | 51.9 | 1943 |
| 6. | 59.2 | 1905 | 6. | 52.0 | 1947 |
| 7. | 58.8 | 1918 | 1975 | ||
| 1985 | 8. | 52.1 | 1997 | ||
| 9. | 58.7 | 1938 | 9. | 52.2 | 1984 |
| 10. | 58.4 | 1977 | 10. | 52.3 | 1931, 1950, 1958, 1961 |
| Normal: 55.9 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| March-May Precipitation (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest | Driest | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 20.86 | 1890 | 1. | 5.73 | 1969 |
| 2. | 19.14 | 2020 | 2. | 6.79 | 1885 |
| 3. | 18.75 | 1908 | 3. | 6.99 | 1900 |
| 4. | 17.50 | 2004 | 4. | 7.43 | 2006 |
| 5. | 17.00 | 1918 | 5. | 7.47 | 1988 |
| 6. | 16.82 | 1935 | 6. | 7.48 | 1934 |
| 7. | 16.73 | 1989 | 7. | 7.66 | 1930 |
| 8. | 16.72 | 1943 | 8. | 7.80 | 1964 |
| 9. | 16.48 | 1975 | 1999 | ||
| 10. | 16.46 | 1967 | 10. | 7.84 | 1987 |
| Normal: 12.63 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| March-May Snowfall (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 24.6 | 1987 | 1. | 0.0 | 1925 |
| 2. | 21.4 | 1914 | 1929 | ||
| 3. | 21.2 | 1996 | 1931 | ||
| 4. | 20.4 | 1993 | 4. | T | 1908 |
| 5. | 18.3 | 1960 | 1909 | ||
| 6. | 14.0 | 2014 | 1910 | ||
| 7. | 12.2 | 1992 | 1911 | ||
| 8. | 11.7 | 1971 | 1913 | ||
| 1978 | 1920 | ||||
| 10. | 10.5 | 1954, 1980 | 1921+ | ||
| Normal: 6.4 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
T signifies a trace amount.
'+' signifies that there are additional years with the listed amount that are not denoted on the table.
Statistics Last Updated: 7/4/2025