Bayard, WV

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bayard has an annual average temperature of 46.9°F with about 52.7 inches of precipitation per year and 117.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.55 in) and November the driest (3.33 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,600
Cooling need
96

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of Bayard'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.

1900s
21
1910s
35
1920s
74
1930s
79
1940s
35
1950s
27
1960s
8
1970s
18
1980s
15
1990s
18
2000s
13
2010s
13
2020s
10

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 35.0°F 16.1°F 25.5°F 4.27 in 31.9 in 21
February 38.2°F 18.2°F 28.2°F 4.11 in 30.1 in 18
March 46.5°F 24.4°F 35.5°F 4.53 in 19.6 in 17
April 59.0°F 33.3°F 46.1°F 4.50 in 4.4 in 16
May 68.1°F 43.1°F 55.6°F 5.39 in 17
June 75.6°F 51.2°F 63.4°F 5.25 in 14
July 79.2°F 55.4°F 67.3°F 5.55 in 13
August 78.0°F 53.9°F 65.9°F 4.19 in 13
September 71.7°F 46.8°F 59.3°F 3.93 in 11
October 60.9°F 36.2°F 48.6°F 3.38 in 2.0 in 13
November 48.6°F 27.0°F 37.8°F 3.33 in 7.5 in 14
December 39.1°F 20.9°F 30.0°F 4.25 in 22.3 in 19

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