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Climate Top Ten for December at Elkins, West Virginia

Period of Record: 1899 to 2024

Temperatures (°F)
Warmest			Coldest
#	Average Temp.	Year	#	Average Temp.	Year
1.	45.9	2015	1.	18.4	1989
2.	42.6	2021	2.	22.5	1917
3.	42.1	1956	3.	22.6	1963
4.	41.7	1923	4.	22.9	2010
5.	41.3	1984	5.	24.5	2000
6.	41.1	1971	6.	24.6	1960
7.	40.6	1931	7.	24.8	1903
		1940			1935
9.	40.1	1918	9.	25.6	1969
10.	39.5	2023	10.	25.8	1958
Normal: 34.7 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals)

Precipitation (Inches)
Wettest			Driest
#	Amount	Year	#	Amount	Year
1.	6.95	1923	1.	0.90	1965
2.	6.92	1901	2.	0.99	1958
3.	6.73	1978	3.	1.17	1917
4.	6.27	2013	4.	1.44	2006
5.	6.12	1990	5.	1.55	1947
6.	6.09	1991	6.	1.56	1925
7.	6.02	1972	7.	1.63	1955
8.	5.93	1918	8.	1.65	1963
9.	5.88	1902			1971
10.	5.84	1969	10.	1.69	1938
Normal: 3.57 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals)

Monthly Snowfall (Inches)
Greatest			Least
#	Amount	Year	#	Amount	Year
1.	36.7	1993	1.	T	2014
2.	34.9	1969	2.	0.3	1931
3.	34.5	1962	3.	0.4	2015
4.	34.2	2010	4.	0.6	2021
5.	32.2	1989	5.	0.7	1940
6.	30.4	2003	6.	1.2	1938
7.	29.9	2009	7.	1.6	1971
8.	29.8	1935	8.	2.3	1911
9.	27.5	1992			1924
10.	26.6	1944			1955
Normal: 14.5 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals)