
A complex of thunderstorms is expected to approach from the west early Thursday morning. Additional strong to severe storms are possible Thursday afternoon and evening. The primary threats with these storms will be damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rain. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Read More >
Climate Top Ten for October at Parkersburg, West Virginia
| Temperatures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm | Cold | ||||
| # | Average Temp. | Year | # | Average Temp. | Year |
| 1. | 63.6 | 1984 | 1. | 48.3 | 1988 |
| 2. | 63.5 | 1947 | 2. | 49.0 | 1888 |
| 3. | 63.4 | 1919 | 3. | 49.5 | 1976 |
| 4. | 63.2 | 1971 | 4. | 49.6 | 1895 |
| 5. | 63.0 | 1900 | 5. | 49.7 | 1987 |
| 6. | 61.6 | 1949 | 6. | 50.0 | 1889 |
| 2021 | 1917 | ||||
| 8. | 61.4 | 1941 | 8. | 50.8 | 1909 |
| 9. | 61.3 | 2007 | 9. | 50.9 | 1925 |
| 10. | 60.4 | 1963 | 10. | 51.5 | 1952 |
| NORM: 55.3 | |||||
| Precipitation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet | Dry | ||||
| # | Precip. (inches) | Year | # | Precip. (inches) | Year |
| 1. | 7.33 | 1983 | 1. | 0.07 | 1897 |
| 2. | 6.48 | 1905 | 2. | 0.23 | 1901 |
| 3. | 6.46 | 1954 | 3. | 0.22 | 1963 |
| 4. | 5.87 | 1925 | 4. | 0.25 | 1924 |
| 5. | 5.83 | 1970 | 5. | 0.38 | 1953 |
| 6. | 5.82 | 1893 | 6. | 0.48 | 1964 |
| 7. | 5.76 | 2019 | 7. | 0.49 | 1934 |
| 8. | 5.74 | 2011 | 8. | 0.51 | 1933 |
| 9. | 5.40 | 2006 | 9. | 0.61 | 1887 |
| 10. | 5.37 | 1919 | 10. | 0.62 | 1992 |
| NORM: 2.86 | |||||
| Monthly Snowfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest | Least | ||||
| # | Amount (inches) | Year | # | Amount (inches) | Year |
| 1. | 3.7 | 1925 | 1. | NA | |
| 2. | 2.1 | 1903 | 2. | ||
| 3. | 1.0 | 1917 | 3. | ||
| 4. | 0.5 | 1993 | 4. | ||
| 5. | 0.2 | 1937 | 5. | ||
| 6. | T | 1926 | 6. | ||
| 1929 | 7. | ||||
| 1932 | 8. | ||||
| 1934 | 9. | ||||
| 1935 | 10. | ||||
| MEAN: 0 | |||||