A statement about this winter from NWS US National Weather Service Charleston WV. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 507 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 ...THE WINTER OF 2013-14 WAS COLD...BUT NOT THAT UNUSUAL... THE 3 MONTHS OF DECEMBER...JANUARY...AND FEBRUARY ARE CONSIDERED THE WINTER SEASON FOR CLIMATE PURPOSES. THE 3 MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE WINTER OF 2013-14 IN THE MID OHIO VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WAS MOSTLY 2 TO 3 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL. THAT IS A NOTICEABLE DEPARTURE...BUT NOTHING THAT UNUSUAL. FOR THE MAJOR CITIES...LISTED BELOW...THIS WINTER DID NOT EVEN MAKE THE SO CALLED TOP TEN LIST FOR COLDEST WINTERS. THE PAST 2 WINTERS WERE MUCH MILDER...MAKING THIS WINTER SEEM COLDER. ALSO...BEFORE THIS WINTER...SOME TOWNS HAD NOT FELT BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR THE PAST 4 WINTERS. LOOKING AT SOME PRELIMINARY STATISTICS FOR A FEW MAJOR CITIES... FOR CHARLESTON...THE WINTER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 33.6 DEGREES... OR ABOUT 3 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL. FOR PARKERSBURG...THE WINTER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 31 DEGREES... OR ABOUT 2.8 DEGREES COLDER THAN AVERAGE. FOR HUNTINGTON...THE WINTER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 33.3 DEGREES... OR ABOUT 2.7 DEGREES COLDER THAN AN AVERAGE WINTER. FOR ELKINS...THE WINTER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 28.9 DEGREES... OR ABOUT 2.4 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL. FOR BECKLEY...THE WINTER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 31 DEGREES... OR ABOUT 2.2 DEGREES COLDER THAN AN AVERAGE WINTER. FOR CLARKSBURG...THE WINTER AVERAGE WAS 30.1 DEGREES USING THE DATA FROM THE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THAT IS ABOUT 2 DEGREES COLDER THAN AN AVERAGE WINTER.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:42:41 +0000