Is this weather normal in Hancock County?

West Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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The ground in Hancock County is unusually wet: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was +3.3. Hancock County ran the coolest against its usual of all 55 counties in West Virginia this September (+2°).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 38°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Hancock County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.2°OctNov: -1.7°NovDec: -4.1°DecJan 2026: -6.2°JanFeb: -2.9°FebMar: +6.0°MarApr: +5.6°AprMay: -3.9°MayJun: -1.0°JunJul: +0.9°JulAug: -0.6°AugSep: +2.2°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.7 inOctNov: -1.3 inNovDec: -0.8 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -1.6 inFebMar: +2.1 inMarApr: +0.5 inAprMay: +0.9 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: +0.4 inJulAug: +3.8 inAugSep: +1.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Hancock County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January36° / 21°3.0 in39.5° 195012.4° 1977
February40° / 23°2.5 in39.1° 201717.1° 1934
March49° / 30°3.2 in50.6° 201226.4° 1960
April62° / 39°3.7 in56.3° 202642.4° 1907
May72° / 49°4.0 in67.0° 199153.6° 1917
June80° / 57°4.5 in74.8° 193462.7° 1927
July83° / 62°4.1 in77.2° 190168.3° 2000
August82° / 61°3.7 in75.6° 191864.9° 1927
September76° / 54°3.6 in69.3° 192157.7° 1918
October64° / 43°3.0 in59.5° 200745.5° 1895
November51° / 34°2.9 in48.3° 193133.5° 1976
December41° / 26°3.0 in44.4° 201518.8° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Hancock County

Crime Radar: Weirton

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