Is this weather normal in Jefferson County?

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

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Jefferson County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.5. Jefferson County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 61°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.2°OctNov: 0.0°NovDec: -2.1°DecJan 2026: -3.2°JanFeb: -2.2°FebMar: +6.3°MarApr: +5.2°AprMay: -0.7°MayJun: +0.8°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +2.7°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: -0.6 inOctNov: -1.9 inNovDec: -1.9 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: -0.2 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: -1.6 inAprMay: +0.6 inMayJun: -2.2 inJunJul: -0.8 inJulAug: +2.6 inAugSep: -1.8 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 Jefferson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January41° / 23°2.8 in42.2° 193218.1° 1918
February45° / 25°2.3 in43.5° 201721.7° 1934
March54° / 32°3.4 in52.4° 194530.3° 1960
April66° / 41°3.4 in58.9° 201746.3° 1907
May75° / 51°4.2 in68.6° 199155.8° 1967
June83° / 59°4.0 in76.5° 194364.3° 1907
July87° / 64°4.0 in79.1° 202069.8° 1895
August85° / 62°3.2 in77.0° 201667.8° 1927
September78° / 55°4.2 in72.4° 193060.6° 1924
October67° / 43°3.1 in61.9° 200747.6° 1895
November55° / 34°2.9 in50.1° 193137.7° 1951
December45° / 27°3.2 in45.9° 201522.3° 1989

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

Towns in Jefferson County

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