Is this weather normal in Raleigh County?

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

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Raleigh County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 54.4° on average. Raleigh County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 59°, lows near 38°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: -0.4°NovDec: -1.2°DecJan 2026: -3.5°JanFeb: -2.7°FebMar: +7.4°MarApr: +5.0°AprMay: -1.6°MayJun: -0.1°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +1.9°AugSep: +3.8°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: -0.2 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -2.1 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: +2.8 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: +3.1 inAugSep: +0.9 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 Raleigh County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January41° / 23°3.5 in43.6° 195016.4° 1977
February44° / 26°3.3 in42.9° 201822.2° 1978
March53° / 32°4.3 in52.6° 201227.2° 1960
April65° / 40°4.1 in58.0° 189644.0° 1907
May72° / 49°4.9 in67.9° 189654.1° 1997
June78° / 57°4.5 in73.7° 194361.6° 1972
July81° / 61°5.0 in75.1° 193466.3° 2009
August80° / 60°3.9 in74.7° 200764.9° 1927
September75° / 54°3.5 in70.0° 201957.6° 1967
October65° / 43°2.9 in60.7° 191945.8° 1988
November54° / 33°2.9 in51.1° 198534.0° 1976
December44° / 27°3.7 in46.7° 201522.0° 1917

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

Towns in Raleigh County

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