Is this weather normal in Preston County?

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

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Preston County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 53.1° on average. Preston County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 36°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.1°OctNov: -0.3°NovDec: -2.0°DecJan 2026: -4.6°JanFeb: -2.6°FebMar: +8.3°MarApr: +7.2°AprMay: -1.6°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +1.2°AugSep: +3.0°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: -0.9 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: -1.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -1.7 inFebMar: +0.5 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: +1.2 inMayJun: +1.0 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: +1.5 inAugSep: +0.7 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 Preston County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 20°4.1 in40.3° 195012.8° 1977
February40° / 22°3.6 in39.3° 201717.2° 1978
March49° / 29°4.4 in49.0° 201223.8° 1960
April62° / 38°4.4 in56.8° 202641.6° 1907
May70° / 47°5.2 in65.3° 194452.2° 1967
June77° / 55°5.1 in72.0° 194360.5° 1972
July80° / 60°5.2 in74.4° 190165.4° 2009
August79° / 58°4.3 in72.7° 190063.1° 1927
September74° / 51°3.9 in67.9° 192156.9° 1918
October63° / 40°3.6 in58.8° 191944.2° 1988
November51° / 31°3.4 in47.8° 193132.0° 1976
December41° / 25°4.2 in43.5° 201518.5° 1989

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

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