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Climate Top Ten for April at Parkersburg, West Virginia

Period of Record: 1885 to 2025

 

Temperatures (°F)
Warmest Coldest
# Average Temp. Year # Average Temp. Year
1. 60.5 1954 1. 46.0 1907
2. 60.0 2017 2. 48.0 1904
3. 59.7 1898 3. 48.1 1997
4. 59.2 1941 4. 48.2 1926
    1985     1961
6. 58.8 1955 6. 48.3 1901
7. 58.5 1948 7. 48.5 1982
8. 58.2 2024 8. 48.9 1943
9. 58.1 1960 9. 49.0 2018
10. 57.8 1981 10. 49.4 1936
Normal: 54.6 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals)
 
Precipitation (Inches)
Wettest Driest
# Amount Year # Amount Year
1. 8.14 2011 1. 0.77 1900
2. 7.61 1983 2. 0.83 1982
3. 6.78 2015 3. 0.96 1976
4. 6.75 1948 4. 1.01 2010
5. 6.40 1964 5. 1.06 1985
6. 6.52 1901 6. 1.22 1971
7. 6.38 1920 7. 1.24 1934
8. 6.18 1972 8. 1.32 1895
9. 5.86 1939 9. 1.45 1930
10. 5.71 1973 10. 1.59 1960
Normal: 3.62 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals)
 
Snowfall (Inches)
Greatest Least
# Amount Year # Amount Year
1. 13.3 1987  1.  0.0 1941
2. 8.7 1918     1946
3. 8.2 1901     1947
4. 7.0 1898     1948
5. 6.0 1902     1949
6. 5.1 1973     1955
7. 4.7 1924     1967
8. 2.5 1907     1968
9. 2.1 1959     1969
10. 2.0 1890     1976+
Normal: 0.0 (1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals)

 

  Please note that official snowfall records for the Parkersburg climate thread ended after Spring of 1998. 

 Snowfall records since then are supplemental and are not part of the official Parkersburg climate thread.

Snowfall data from fall of 1998 onward (along with the monthly normal) is from the Parkersburg cooperative observer.

 

'+' signifies that there are additional years with the listed amount that are not denoted on the table.

Statistics Last Updated: 4/3/2025