Alderson, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALDERSON, WV US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Alderson has an annual average temperature of 52.9°F with about 40.7 inches of precipitation per year and 12.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.42 in) and November the driest (2.55 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,974
Cooling need
606

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

73 of 366 (19.9%) of Alderson's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
84
1950s
108
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
54
2010s
89
2020s
31

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 41.3°F 21.5°F 31.4°F 3.02 in 3.6 in 11
February 45.4°F 23.9°F 34.6°F 2.88 in 4.2 in 10
March 54.0°F 29.6°F 41.8°F 3.81 in 2.0 in 12
April 66.4°F 38.9°F 52.6°F 3.57 in 0.1 in 11
May 74.6°F 48.7°F 61.7°F 4.42 in 12
June 81.0°F 57.5°F 69.3°F 3.71 in 11
July 84.3°F 61.8°F 73.1°F 4.21 in 11
August 83.4°F 60.3°F 71.9°F 3.13 in 10
September 78.2°F 53.5°F 65.9°F 3.35 in 8
October 67.8°F 40.8°F 54.3°F 2.62 in 0.1 in 8
November 55.4°F 30.4°F 42.9°F 2.55 in 0.2 in 8
December 44.7°F 25.0°F 34.9°F 3.39 in 2.0 in 11

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