Is this weather normal in McDowell County?

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

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McDowell County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 55.9° on average. McDowell County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 38°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: -0.1°NovDec: -0.7°DecJan 2026: -3.1°JanFeb: -2.9°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: -1.3°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +1.7°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +3.6°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: -0.3 inNovDec: -1.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -2.0 inMarApr: -1.9 inAprMay: -0.2 inMayJun: +0.6 inJunJul: +1.9 inJulAug: +1.1 inAugSep: -0.3 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 McDowell County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 24°3.5 in45.5° 195019.3° 1977
February47° / 27°3.4 in44.6° 201824.6° 1978
March56° / 33°4.1 in54.2° 201229.8° 1960
April68° / 41°4.2 in59.1° 202646.0° 1907
May75° / 49°4.9 in69.0° 189655.6° 1997
June81° / 58°4.4 in74.3° 194363.4° 1972
July84° / 62°5.1 in76.7° 190168.0° 1918
August83° / 61°4.0 in76.4° 200766.5° 1946
September78° / 54°3.3 in71.6° 201859.9° 1967
October67° / 43°2.9 in62.7° 191946.8° 1988
November56° / 33°2.8 in52.7° 198535.5° 1976
December46° / 28°3.7 in48.3° 201524.2° 1989

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

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