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Weather data for
Davis 3SE, Tucker County, West Virginia
Summit of Canaan Mountain, Elev: 3715 Ft.
CONTENTS
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Section 1: Daily weather data for current and previous month
Section 2: Daily character of weather for months in Section 1
Section 3: Climate summary for month, season and year
Section 4: Daily weather data extremes for period of record
Section 5: Explanatory notes and weather station info
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Now Available for sale:
"THE WEATHER AND CLIMATE OF CANAAN VALLEY"
3rd Edition, 2008
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UPDATED: 735AM, 24 July 2008
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========================= Section 1 =====================
-------------- Daily ------------- -- Month/Season/Year -
Temperature 24 hr 24hr Snow Precip'tion Snowfall
Date Max Min 7AM Precp Snow Dpth MTD YTD MTD STD
(F) (F) (F) (in.) (in.) 7AM (in.)(in.) in.) (in.)
------ --- --- --- ----- ---- ---- ----- ----- ---- -----
Jul 24 70 52 52 0.39 0.0 0 4.81 49.01 0.0 0.0
Jul 23 77 58 61 0.81 0.0 0 4.42 48.62 0.0 0.0
Jul 22 77 63 65 0.07 0.0 0 3.61 47.81 0.0 0.0
Jul 21 79 61 64 0.16 0.0 0 3.54 47.74 0.0 0.0
Jul 20 79 59 65 0.00 0.0 0 3.38 47.58 0.0 0.0
Jul 19 82 58 59 0.00 0.0 0 3.38 47.58 0.0 0.0
Jul 18 80 59 60 T 0.0 0 3.38 47.58 0.0 0.0
Jul 17 78 52 61 0.00 0.0 0 3.38 47.58 0.0 0.0
Jul 16 75 50 52 0.00 0.0 0 3.38 47.58 0.0 0.0
Jul 15 70 51 52 0.00 0.0 0 3.38 47.58 0.0 0.0
Jul 14 75 53 53 0.26 0.0 0 3.38 47.58 0.0 0.0
Jul 13 81 55 65 0.00 0.0 0 3.12 47.32 0.0 0.0
Jul 12 75 53 55 0.00 0.0 0 3.12 47.32 0.0 0.0
Jul 11 72 51 53 0.00 0.0 0 3.12 47.32 0.0 0.0
Jul 10 69 57 57 0.09 0.0 0 3.12 47.32 0.0 0.0
Jul 09 78 60 63 0.09 0.0 0 3.03 47.23 0.0 0.0
Jul 08 71 59 62 0.06 0.0 0 2.94 47.14 0.0 0.0
Jul 07 69 58 59 0.05 0.0 0 2.88 47.08 0.0 0.0
Jul 06 71 57 59 0.29 0.0 0 2.83 47.03 0.0 0.0
Jul 05 63 57 57 1.48 0.0 0 2.54 46.74 0.0 0.0
Jul 04 75 57 58 0.58 0.0 0 1.06 45.26 0.0 0.0
Jul 03 72 51 61 0.00 0.0 0 0.48 44.68 0.0 0.0
Jul 02 62 49 51 0.01 0.0 0 0.48 44.68 0.0 0.0
Jul 01 67 49 49 0.47 0.0 0 0.47 44.67 0.0 0.0
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Jun 30 73 56 56 0.26 0.0 0 11.33 44.20 0.0 155.2
Jun 29 77 58 59 0.70 0.0 0 11.07 43.94 0.0 155.2
Jun 28 74 62 64 0.00 0.0 0 10.37 43.24 0.0 155.2
Jun 27 77 61 62 0.00 0.0 0 10.37 43.24 0.0 155.2
Jun 26 74 53 64 0.00 0.0 0 10.37 43.24 0.0 155.2
Jun 25 68 50 53 0.00 0.0 0 10.37 43.24 0.0 155.2
Jun 24 69 49 50 T 0.0 0 10.37 43.24 0.0 155.2
Jun 23 73 53 56 0.01 0.0 0 10.37 43.24 0.0 155.2
Jun 22 72 53 55 1.73 0.0 0 10.36 43.23 0.0 155.2
Jun 21 68 50 53 0.10 0.0 0 8.63 41.50 0.0 155.2
Jun 20 62 47 50 0.18 0.0 0 8.53 41.40 0.0 155.2
Jun 19 63 46 49 0.01 0.0 0 8.35 41.22 0.0 155.2
Jun 18 57 45 46 0.00 0.0 0 8.34 41.21 0.0 155.2
Jun 17 69 51 51 2.24 0.0 0 8.34 41.21 0.0 155.2
Jun 16 72 58 59 T 0.0 0 6.10 38.97 0.0 155.2
Jun 15 72 57 58 0.31 0.0 0 6.10 38.97 0.0 155.2
Jun 14 77 62 63 0.17 0.0 0 5.79 38.66 0.0 155.2
Jun 13 80 59 65 0.00 0.0 0 5.62 38.49 0.0 155.2
Jun 12 77 56 59 0.00 0.0 0 5.62 38.49 0.0 155.2
Jun 11 79 52 56 0.13 0.0 0 5.62 38.49 0.0 155.2
Jun 10 83 64 71 0.00 0.0 0 5.49 38.36 0.0 155.2
Jun 09 81 64 66 0.00 0.0 0 5.49 38.36 0.0 155.2
Jun 08 82 55 68 0.00 0.0 0 5.49 38.36 0.0 155.2
Jun 07 83 66 69 0.00 0.0 0 5.49 38.36 0.0 155.2
Jun 06 79 60 68 0.00 0.0 0 5.49 38.36 0.0 155.2
Jun 05 67 57 60 0.61 0.0 0 5.49 38.36 0.0 155.2
Jun 04 73 54 57 2.12 0.0 0 4.88 37.75 0.0 155.2
Jun 03 68 43 54 0.00 0.0 0 2.76 35.63 0.0 155.2
Jun 02 64 42 43 0.20 0.0 0 2.76 35.63 0.0 155.2
Jun 01 65 55 55 2.56 0.0 0 2.56 35.43 0.0 155.2
========================= Section 2 =====================
Narrative description of the weather for the 24-hour day,
ending at midnight
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Jul 24 - Cloudy and cooler at sunrise
Jul 23 - Cloudy and pleasant through mid afternoon, then showers late afternoon, ending mid evening.
Jul 22 - A thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong winds shortly after 7AM producing a 42 mph wind gust at Bruce Dalton's weather station in Timberline, quickly becoming mostly sunny and warm by late morning through the remainder of the afternoon. A brief thunderstorm in late evening.
Jul 21 - Dense fog at daybreak, burning off by mid morning and becoming mostly sunny warm through the rest of the day. A brief thundershower came through just before midnight.
Jul 20 - Mostly sunny and warm then clouding over late afternoon with a thunderstorm early evening.
Jul 19 - Mostly sunny and warm. Starting to get dry...no significant rain in past two weeks.
Jul 18 - Mostly sunny and very warm through mid afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy through early evening; clearing by dark.
Jul 17 - Mostly sunny and warm through mid afternoon, then clouding over with a few rumbles of thunder and a few raindrops; clearing during the evening.
Jul 16 - Mostly sunny and warm.
Jul 15 - Some afternoon clouds, otherwise mostly sunny and pleasant.
Jul 14 - Clearing and cooler overnight, then a sunny, dry, wonderfully pleasant day.
Jul 13 - Becoming cloudy with several periods of showers in the afternoon and evening.
Jul 12 - Mostly sunny and very warm.
Jul 11 - Clear and cool at sunrise, warming into a beautiful, pleasant day.
Jul 10 - Cloudy at daybreak, becoming mostly sunny and pleasant.
Jul 09 - Mostly cloudy and pleasant with a few showers before daybreak and again at mid evening.
Jul 08 - Partly sunny and very warm.
Jul 07 - Partly sunny and pleasant through mid day, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a light thundershower. Clearing in the evening.
Jul 06 - Mostly cloudy and pleasant with several passing light thundershowers in the afternoon.
Jul 05 - Several showers overnight, then partial clearing at daybreak; showers and thundershowers returning mid afternoon through early evening.
Jul 04 - Showers and several thunderstorms through the day with several downpours in the afternoon and evening; unusually cool.
Jul 03 - Partly sunny and pleasant through mid afternoon, then clouding over with showers and thundershowers during the evening.
Jul 02 - Sunny, breezy, and pleasant.
Jul 01 - Cloudy, foggy, and chilly with several periods of light drizzle, gradually improving to partly sunny by mid afternoon. Clearing during the evening. If there hadn't been some sun late in the day, the max temp would probably have never reached 60...a very unusual event for July. Even here.
Jun 30 - Showers through the morning, ending mid day, then a brightening sky until more showers in late afternoon.
Jun 29 - Some sun, but mostly cloudy and pleasant through the day; several light showers and one thundershower in mid and late afternoon. June's total precip of 11.33 inches is the first monthly total of more than 10 inches recorded at this station. In 65 years of observations at Canaan Valley, only nine such months have ever been recorded. Canaan Valley's greatest monthly precip is 15.16 inches in November, 1985, the same month of the catastrophic flooding that devastated the Cheat River Valley.
Jun 28 - Partly sunny and warm through mid afternoon, then several thunderstorms from late afternoon to mid evening.
Jun 27 - Partly sunny and pleasant.
Jun 26 - Partly sunny and warm.
Jun 25 - Partly sunny and pleasant.
Jun 24 - Low clouds and fog at daybreak, then partly sunny, breezy, and pleasant through the afternoon. Clearing after sunset.
Jun 23 - Early sunshine becoming partly sunny, breezy and pleasant through late afternoon, then clouding over again with thunder and a few sprinkles in the early evening; clearing after dark.
Jun 22 - A third in a series of thunderstorms at 1AM, then gradual clearing with a fair, pleasant morning and early afternoon. Clouds returned with some thunder and a few sprinkles in late afternoon; fair and pleasant through the evening.
Jun 21 - Clear, calm, and cool at daybreak, becoming partly sunny and pleasant through the afternoon. Once again, thunderstorms began popping up in early evening and a long duration thunderstorm and deluge hit here between 9PM and 10PM, and a second, lesser one at 11PM.
Jun 20 - Clearing overnight, then clouding over again with several light showers in early afternoon; clearing in the evening.
Jun 19 - Clear early, quickly becoming mostly cloudy, breezy and continued rather cool; a few rumbles of thunder at mid afternoon, then a brief, hard thunderstorm at mid evening.
Jun 18 - Clear at daybreak, then mostly cloudy, windy, and cool all day with a few sprinkles mid morning and again in late afternoon and evening, accompanied by several rumbles of thunder. Felt and looked more like April than mid June.
Jun 17 - A few periods of sun but considerable cloudiness, windy, and unusually cool.
Jun 16 - Thunderstorm downpours through the morning with several lesser thundershowers in the afternoon. Year-to-date total precip has surged past a remarkable 40 inches in less than six months.
Jun 15 - Dense fog at daybreak becoming mostly sunny and very pleasant.
Jun 14 - Mostly cloudy and pleasant with several light thundershowers from early afternoon to early evening.
Jun 13 - Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy, warm and humid with several thundershowers through the afternoon and early evening.
Jun 12 - Mostly sunny and warm.
Jun 11 - Clearing, cooler, and less humid overnight, then a sunny, pleasant day.
Jun 10 - Mostly cloudy, warm and humid with a thundershower in late afternoon and another one early evening.
Jun 09 - Mostly sunny and very warm.
Jun 08 - Mostly sunny and very warm.
Jun 07 - Another sunny and very warm day.
Jun 06 - Mostly sunny and very warm.
Jun 05 - Showers ending overnight then partly sunny and warm; clearing in the evening.
Jun 04 - Showers and thunderstorms continuing off and on all day.
Jun 03 - Mostly cloudy, warm and humid with showers in late afternoon, then a series of very heavy thunderstorms in the evening.
Jun 02 - Sunny and pleasant.
Jun 01 - Partly sunny and pleasant at sunrise, gradually clouding over by mid day with a few showers and thundershowers in the afternoon, ending in the evening. This morning's daily precip amount is the third greatest daily amount since precip obs commenced here in Sep 2001.
========================= Section 3 =====================
Climate Summary and Departure from Normal
Monthly, seasonal, and annual climatic summaries
DN = Departure from Normal
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*** JANUARY ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
JAN 08 24 -1 7.2 +2.6 52 +16 7.2 +2.6 86 +8
JAN 07 27 +2 7.3 +2.7 55 +19 7.3 +2.7 73 - 5
JAN 06 32 +7 6.4 +1.8 31 - 5 6.4 +1.8 95 +17
JAN 05 27 +2 5.7 +1.1 24 -12 5.7 +1.1 54 -24
*** FEBRARY ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
FEB 08 27 0 6.2 +2.1 44 +14 13.4 +4.7 130 +22
FEB 07 15 -12 6.7 +2.6 59 +29 14.0 +5.3 132 +24
FEB 06 23 -4 3.3 -0.8 44 +14 9.7 +1.0 139 +31
FEB 05 28 +1 4.1 0 30 0 9.8 +1.1 84 -24
*** WINTER (DEC-FEB) ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
2007-08 27 0 22.4 +9.4 124 +32
2006-07 25 -2 17.0 +4.0 125 +33
2005-06 26 -1 14.3 +1.3 111 +19
2004-05 28 +1 14.2 +1.2 80 -12
*** MARCH ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
MAR 08 33 -3 5.7 +0.8 19 - 7 19.2 +5.6 149 +15
MAR 07 38 +2 5.7 +0.8 34 + 8 19.7 +6.1 166 +32
MAR 06 32 -4 3.3 -1.6 21 - 5 13.0 -0.6 159 +25
MAR 05 27 -9 8.2 +3.3 60 +34 17.9 +4.3 144 +10
*** APRIL ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
APR 08 48 +2 5.8 +1.5 6 - 4 24.9 +7.0 155 +12
APR 07 41 -5 7.2 +2.9 28 +18 26.9 +9.0 194 +51
APR 06 50 +4 5.7 +1.4 7 - 3 18.7 +0.8 166 +22
APR 05 46 0 5.7 +1.4 17 + 7 23.7 +5.8 162 +19
*** MAY ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
MAY 08 51 -4 8.0 +2.2 1 + 1 32.9 +9.1 155 +12
MAY 07 57 +2 3.1 -2.7 T 0 30.0 +6.2 194 +51
MAY 06 51 -4 4.2 -1.6 T 0 22.9 -0.9 166 +22
MAY 05 50 -5 5.4 -0.4 0 0 29.0 +5.2 162 +19
*** SPRING (MAR-MAY) ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
2008 44 -2 19.5 +4.5 26 -10
2007 45 -1 16.0 +1.0 62 +26
2006 44 -2 13.2 -1.8 28 - 8
2005 41 -5 19.3 +4.3 77 +41
2004 47 +1 20.8 +5.8 61 +25
*** JUNE ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
Jun 08 64 +1 11.3 +6.3 0 0 44.2 +15.5 155 +12
JUN 07 62 -1 5.2 +0.2 0 0 35.2 +6.5 194 +51
JUN 06 60 -3 8.3 +3.3 0 0 31.2 +2.5 166 +22
JUN 05 64 +1 1.7 -3.3 0 0 30.7 +2.0 162 +19
JUN 04 61 -2 5.9 +0.9 0 0 37.4 +8.7
*** JULY ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
JUL 07 63 -4 7.1 +1.5 0 0 42.3 +8.0 0 0
JUL 06 66 -1 5.1 -0.5 0 0 36.3 +2.0 0 0
JUL 05 68 +1 6.6 +1.0 0 0 37.4 +3.1 0 0
JUL 04 65 -2 4.4 -1.2 0 0 41.8 +7.5
*** AUGUST ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
AUG 07 68 +3 6.7 +1.8 0 0 49.0 +9.8 0 0
AUG 06 67 +2 3.9 -1.0 0 0 40.2 +1.0 0 0
AUG 05 67 +2 4.9 0 0 0 42.5 +3.3 0 0
AUG 04 62 -3 3.4 -1.5 0 0 45.2 +6.0
*** SUMMER (JUN-AUG) ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
2007 64 0 19.0 +3.5 0 0
2006 64 0 17.3 +1.8 0 0
2005 66 +2 13.2 -2.3 0 0
2004 62 -2 13.7 -1.8 0 0
*** SEPTEMBER ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
SEP 07 62 +4 3.0 -1.4 0 0 51.9 +8.3 0 0
SEP 06 55 -3 4.0 -0.4 0 0 44.1 +0.5 0 0
SEP 05 61 +3 1.4 -3.0 0 0 43.9 +0.3 0 0
SEP 04 60 +2 6.3 +1.9 0 0 51.5 +7.9
*** OCTOBER ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
OCT 07 54 +6 5.6 +1.8 T -2 57.5 +10.1 T -2
OCT 06 45 -3 7.3 +3.5 4 + 2 51.4 +4.0 4 + 2
OCT 05 49 +1 5.5 +1.7 15 +13 49.4 +2.0 15 +13
OCT 04 49 +1 3.6 -0.2 1 -1 55.1 +7.7 1 - 1
*** NOVEMBER ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
NOV 07 36 -2 3.1 -1.5 6 -8 60.7 +8.7 6 -10
Nov 06 40 +2 3.0 -1.6 3 -11 54.4 +2.4 7 - 9
NOV 05 40 +2 5.4 +0.8 13 - 1 54.7 +2.7 28 +12
NOV 04 40 +2 4.6 0 3 -11 59.7 +7.7 4 -12
*** AUTUMN (SEP-NOV) ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
2007 51 +3 11.7 -1.1 6 -10
2006 47 -1 14.3 +1.5 7 - 9
2005 50 +2 12.2 -0.6 28 +12
2004 50 +2 14.5 +1.7 4 -12
*** DECEMBER ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
DEC 07 31 +2 9.0 +4.7 28 +2 69.6 +13.3 34 -8
DEC 06 34 +5 3.0 -1.3 11 -15 57.3 +1.0 18 -24
DEC 05 23 -6 4.6 +0.3 36 +10 59.3 +3.0 64 +22
DEC 04 28 -1 4.4 +0.1 26 0 64.1 +7.8 30 -12
*** YEAR ***
MONTH AND SEASON YEAR SEASON
-------------------------- TO DATE TO DATE
Mean Total Total ----------- --------
Temp DN Precip DN Snow DN Precip DN Snow DN
(F) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.)
---- -- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- ---
2007 46 0 69.6+13.3 210 +66
2006 46 0 57.3 +1.0 121 -23
2005 46 0 59.4 +3.1 195 +51
2004 45 -1 64.1 +7.8 164 +20
========================= Section 4 =====================
Monthly Extremes of Temperature, Precip, and Snowfall
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J A N U A R Y
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 61 23 6 5 49 23 -2 6
00 58 3 11 27 53 3 -4 22
01 48 29 13 2 37 30 5 3
02 65 31 13 1 50 31 -3 2 1.13 24 4.6 19 7.9 9.6
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
03 54 1 1 24 38 1 -7 24 0.58 11 10.2 15 14.9 18.4
04 57 5 8 11 50 4 -8 31 0.60 28 9.3 24 11.7 16.4
05 59 14 2 24 49 6 -6 24 0.78 5 8.9 17 11.2 11.2
06 57 14 19 27 42 21 8 16 0.97 3 9.9 26 15.5 15.9
07 55 16 13 30 49 15 0 29 0.75 8 9.5 10 10.9 12.1
08 59 9 3 21 46 8 -5 21 1.09 11 9.5 2 15.5 18.1
F E B R U A R Y
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 63 11 18 21 40 17 4 22
00 65 26 19 2 51 25 11 2
01 62 9 19 18 44 15 3 3
02 66 1 10 28 50 1 2 5 0.42 11 5.9 18 9.2 9.2
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
03 50 23 13 13 34 22 1 9 1.51 17 14.6 17 23.3 29.0
04 55 21 9 1 28 21 -8 1 2.42 6 9.7 8 10.4 10.7
05 54 8 14 19 38 9 6 20 0.66 10 6.7 11 9.5 10.0
06 56 17 16 19 40 17 -12 19 0.56 28 7.9 28 12.2 14.5
07 41 22 -2 6 32 21 -12 6 1.03 26 9.7 19 17.7 17.7
08 59 8 16 28 47 6 -5 11 0.83 27 11.1 28 13.3 15.9
M A R C H
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 60 31 23 11 38 17 -3 8
00 70 8 36 21 54 8 12 18
01 52 12 19 6 37 13 4 27
02 69 16 10 5 50 16 1 5 1.83 20 4.1 22 4.7 5.3
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
03 67 26 22 11 44 26 5 4 0.68 30 10.2 31 16.5 16.5
04 69 27 19 23 48 27 9 23 1.07 6 9.1 22 14.4 14.8
05 66 31 13 3 40 31 6 10 1.52 29 14.3 2 21.6 29.2
06 69 14 20 4 48 13 12 5 0.62 13 4.1 22 6.1 6.8
07 71 27 17 5 51 27 5 7 0.76 2 8.0 18 11.9 12.1
08 61 14 24 10 42 4 9 10 1.58 5 6.4 1 8.5 8.5
A P R I L
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 74 22 36 18 54 4 28 13
00 73 20 30 9 51 16 18 9
01 83 23 32 18 61 8 20 18
02 78 17 29 7 58 19 13 7 2.30 22 1.7 6 1.9 1.9
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
03 74 16 31 1 51 16 15 1 0.79 7 3.1 1 3.3 3.3
04 79 19 24 5 56 19 12 5 1.30 2 16.2 2 18.9 20.7
05 72 20 28 25 53 7 22 25 1.32 25 6.9 25 10.3 10.3
06 74 21 32 6 51 22 19 10 0.99 17 5.2 5 6.1 6.7
07 73 23 19 8 53 24 11 8 1.98 15 9.5 17 10.3 12.9
08 75 19 33 30 53 26 26 15 0.94 20 3.1 14 3.4 3.4
M A Y
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 78 30 54 25 58 31 36 1
00 79 9 54 29 63 9 37 16
01 76 3 51 15 58 5 32 31
02 75 31 36 19 59 13 25 22 1.45 18 0.5 21 0.5 0.9
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
03 75 12 44 13 58 11 37 14 1.10 11 0.0
04 78 11 47 4 62 24 28 4 1.48 19 T 22 T T
05 76 11 38 3 54 11 28 4 1.44 20 0.3 3 0.3 0.3
06 83 31 42 9 61 31 30 23 1.27 27 0.3 20 0.3 0.3
07 78 10 40 19 58 28 33 20 1.11 19 T 19 T T
08 78 27 39 13 57 27 31 1 1.21 10 0.4 13 0.5 0.5
J U N E
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 83 10 56 17 66 28 41 18
00 79 10 56 6 65 25 44 7
01 78 19 56 3 63 14 42 3
02 84 26 54 16 65 27 43 3 0.78 7 0.0
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
03 83 26 50 22 60 27 35 2 1.29 1 0.0
04 80 16 56 6 64 17 37 21 1.75 12 0.0
05 82 28 52 3 64 14 46 18 0.39 12 0.0
06 82 18 57 11 61 25 37 11 2.83 24 0.0
07 81 28 61 4 64 27 41 23 0.77 29 0.0
08 83 10 57 18 66 8 42 2 2.56 1 0.0
J U L Y
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 84 23 62 12 68 5 47 11
00 76 9 58 24 64 5 48 8
01 79 24 61 29 66 25 41 2
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
02 84 3 61 25 69 29 48 12 2.42 10 0.0
03 80 22 65 3 64 6 48 20 1.91 29 0.0
04 78 12 65 29 63 14 51 17 0.99 4 0.0
05 83 27 69 29 66 19 53 11 1.96 8 0.0
06 85 18 66 7 67 28 46 7 1.23 13 0.0
07 82 10 64 25 62 11 46 2 2.04 6 0.0
A U G U S T
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 81 13 62 30 67 1 45 30
00 77 8 61 19 67 7 48 17
01 77 9 62 20 64 10 44 15
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
02 84 3 58 29 65 23 47 8 0.87 20 0.0
03 79 29 67 8 65 30 48 24 1.64 13 0.0
04 80 30 56 14 62 30 43 7 0.69 1 0.0
05 83 14 63 28 66 13 50 23 1.61 7 0.0
06 82 26 68 12 65 28 49 13 0.81 28 0.0
07 84 25 69 19 68 25 48 18 1.58 21 0.0
S E P T E M B E R
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 76 3 49 22 62 7 33 22
00 75 10 44 26 64 1 36 17
01 72 7 42 28 58 4 33 26
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
02 80 11 56 27 61 21 41 13 1.99 27 0.0
03 73 2 45 30 63 2 36 30 3.51 19 T 30 T T
04 75 25 55 19 61 8 41 21 1.84 9 0.0
05 77 14 60 30 60 26 33 30 0.55 1 0.0
06 74 24 45 21 60 24 35 30 1.12 2 0.0
07 83 7 49 16 64 8 34 17 1.17 15 0.0
O C T O B E R
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
98 72 18 42 22 55 7 28 22
99 70 17 32 24 55 10 29 25
00 71 5 31 9 59 5 25 9
01 70 24 24 27 51 13 19 29 0.36 14 1.7 27 1.9 2.1
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
02 72 5 35 30 62 3 28 31 0.99 30 0.6 31 0.6 0.6
03 69 9 32 24 49 11 22 25 1.34 15 1.8 23 1.8 1.8
04 69 9 37 17 52 30 29 18 0.54 17 1.1 17 1.1 1.1
05 72 6 32 27 57 7 20 29 1.08 25 7.4 25 13.5 13.9
06 71 5 27 25 55 5 21 26 1.42 18 2.3 24 3.6 3.6
07 77 9 40 12 57 9 25 30 1.34 25 T 12 T T
N O V E M B E R
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
98 62 30 29 5 47 30 17 5
99 68 1 24 30 52 10 17 30
00 63 3 17 22 56 9 6 23
01 62 30 38 21 51 29 18 6 0.42 25 0.2 20 0.2 0.2
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
02 57 10 20 29 50 11 13 28 0.93 6 4.8 23 5.6 7.3
03 72 5 22 30 56 5 17 29 1.92 12 5.3 29 8.8 8.8
04 60 8 36 29 49 20 17 26 1.10 5 2.4 26 2.2 2.2
05 65 16 22 18 51 6 0 26 1.25 30 4.9 24 9.2 13.0
06 70 11 26 4 50 30 15 4 0.71 17 1.3 20 1.3 1.3
07 63 1 23 17 51 22 11 24 0.61 6 2.1 16 2.6 2.7
D E C E M B E R
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Da Min Da Max Da Min Da Max Da Max Da Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
98 62 6 15 31 53 4 3 31
99 57 5 12 25 46 5 5 25
00 52 17 14 31 34 11 -3 23
01 64 5 11 30 51 5 2 30 0.76 8 5.5 29 7.5 12.4
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
02 50 20 15 4 40 20 1 4 0.60 5 8.6 26 10.1 10.9
03 55 30 18 21 39 29 8 13 0.62 11 7.8 20 11.3 14.4
04 59 8 14 16 41 10 -8 20 1.01 1 6.5 15 11.7 14.3
05 53 29 16 21 35 29 3 21 0.79 4 6.7 3 12.7 12.9
06 61 2 9 9 51 1 5 8 0.80 23 7.2 8 8.6 8.6
07 57 12 16 18 51 12 3 7 1.51 3 7.7 4 11.5 17.9
A N N U A L
--------Temperature-------- -Precip ----Snowfall-----
--Daily Max-- --Daily Min-- -Daily- 1-Day 2-Da 3-Da
YR Max Mo Min Mo Max mo Min mo Max Mo Max Mo Max Max
-- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ----
99 84 07 6 01 68 07 -3 03
00 79 06 11 01 67 08 -4 01
01 83 04 11 12 66 07 2 12
---------- Start official Davis 3SE, WV data -----------
02 84 08 10 03 69 07 -3 01 2.42 07 8.6 12 10.1 10.9
03 83 06 1 01 65 08 -7 01 3.51 09 14.6 02 23.3 29.0
04 80 08 8 01 64 06 -8 12 2.42 02 16.2 04 18.9 20.7
05 83 08 2 01 66 08 -6 01 1.96 07 14.3 03 21.6 29.2
06 85 06 9 12 67 07 -12 02 2.83 06 9.9 01 15.5 15.9
07 84 08 -2 02 68 08 -12 02 2.04 07 9.7 02 17.7 17.9
========================= Section 5 =====================
Explanatory notes and weather station info
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1. Daily max and min temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall are for the 24 hour period ending 7AM each day.
2. Abbreviations used in this summary: MTD = Month to date YTD = Year to date STD = Season to date T = Trace; an amount too small to measure
3. Location of weather station:
Summit of Canaan Mountain
3 miles southeast of Davis, WV
4 miles north of Canaan village, Canaan Valley, WV
25 miles northeast of Elkins, WV
4. National Weather Service location identifier: BKBW2
5. Geographic coordinates of weather station (NAD27): 39 deg 05 min 52 sec North 79 deg 25 min 53 sec West
6. Elevation of weather station: 3715 ft.
7. Weather observer: David C. Lesher E-mail address: canaanwx@hotmail.com
8. Small differences between values found in the daily summary and the corresponding values found in the month/season/year summary are due to rounding. These differences are not significant.
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OTHER WEATHER DATA FOR THIS LOCATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET:
National Weather Service web sites with daily weather
report for this and other stations in West Virginia:
http://kamala.cod.edu/pa/latest.sxus51.KPBZ.html (This station is incorrectly named "Davis")
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/RLX/HYDRLX (This station is incorrectly named "Davis 2SE")
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WEATHER DATA ON THE WEB FOR AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION
LOCATED 0.6 MILE NORTHEAST OF THIS STATION:
US Forest Service web camera looking across Canaan
Valley plus current temperature and other data:
http://www.fsvisimages.com/doso1/doso1.html
Bureau of Land Management site with current and past
hourly weather data:
http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base.cgi?stn=BDKW2
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WEATHER DATA FOR NOAA'S CLIMATE REFERENCE STATION
LOCATED AT CANAAN VALLEY STATE PARK, 6.3 MILES SSW
OF THIS STATION:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/hourly?stidx=1024
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