Climate Top Ten for August at Elkins, West Virginia
Period of Record: 1899 to 2025
| Temperatures (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmest | Coldest | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 73.9 | 2016 | 1. | 63.3 | 1927 |
| 2. | 73.6 | 1995 | 2. | 64.3 | 1946 |
| 3. | 73.4 | 2005 | 3. | 64.9 | 1982 |
| 4. | 72.9 | 1906 | 4. | 65.1 | 1981 |
| 2021 | 5. | 65.2 | 1963 | ||
| 6. | 72.5 | 1900 | 6. | 65.3 | 1929 |
| 7. | 72.3 | 1947 | 7. | 65.4 | 1967 |
| 8. | 72.2 | 1918 | 8. | 65.7 | 1976 |
| 9. | 72.0 | 1993 | 9. | 65.8 | 1964 |
| 10. | 71.9 | 2007 | 10. | 66.0 | 1997 |
| Normal: 70.2 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
| Precipitation (Inches) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest | Driest | ||||
| # | Amount | Year | # | Amount | Year |
| 1. | 10.42 | 1911 | 1. | 0.83 | 1939 |
| 2. | 10.40 | 1980 | 2. | 1.09 | 1976 |
| 3. | 9.35 | 1942 | 3. | 1.18 | 1925 |
| 4. | 8.41 | 1941 | 4. | 1.28 | 1930 |
| 5. | 8.32 | 2020 | 5. | 1.33 | 2012 |
| 6. | 8.10 | 2022 | 6. | 1.36 | 2008 |
| 7. | 8.04 | 2013 | 7. | 1.39 | 1938 |
| 8. | 7.98 | 1989 | 8. | 1.43 | 1899 |
| 9. | 7.21 | 1984 | 9. | 1.67 | 1957 |
| 10. | 6.84 | 1974 | 10. | 1.72 | 1981 |
| Normal: 3.87 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals) | |||||
Statistics Last Updated: 9/14/2025
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