A Very Warm Summer Across the NWS Charleston Forecast Area with Precipitation Totals That Varied Significantly

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National Weather Service Charleston WV

...A VERY WARM SUMMER WITH PRECIPITATION TOTALS THAT VARIED SIGNIFICANTLY...

Compared to historical records and the 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, it was
a very warm summer across the NWS Charleston forecast area. The summer season
encapsulates the period of June 1st through August 31st. Mean temperatures for
the 2025 summer season were generally 1 to 3 degrees above normal. This
translated into four official NWS Charleston climate locations making the top
10 in terms of their warmest mean summer temperatures on record.

As is typical during the summer season, precipitation totals varied rather
significantly across the forecast area depending on location, ranging from as
low as 7 to 9 inches in portions of southern Ohio and northeast Kentucky, to
as high as 16 to nearly 20 inches across some locations in the lowlands of
West Virginia and northeast mountains. This resulted in a wide range of
precipitation departures depending on location, with some areas ending up well
below normal in terms of total precipitation, while others well above normal.
For instance, the Cooperative Observer station just northwest of Jackson, Ohio
received only 8.11 inches of precipitation, resulting in a summer deficit of
4.66 inches. On the other end of the spectrum, the Cooperative Observer
station at the London Locks (southeast Kanawha County, WV) received 18.43
inches, which was 4.23 inches above normal. Even with this wide range of
precipitation totals across the NWS Charleston forecast area, no top 10s were
set at any of the official NWS Charleston climate locations in terms of
wettest or driest summer on record.

Listed below are the locations, ranks, and observed values of the top tens
that were set in summer 2025.

                 Summer 2025 Top Tens Set (Mean Temperature)
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  Location                Top 10 Rank                     Observed Value
- Elkins, WV            : 2nd Warmest                  -> 72.1 F
- Huntington, WV        : 4th Warmest                  -> 77.9 F
- Clarksburg, WV        : Tied 4th Warmest             -> 74.5 F
- Beckley, WV           : 6th Warmest                  -> 71.9 F
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