West Virginia Annual Rainfall see below for individual
cities

West Virginia city precipitation totals
| City | Avg Annual Precip |
Avg Snow Annual |
Avg # days of Precip |
Avg # thunderstorm days |
Avg # hail days |
| Beckley | 41.63 | 59.1 | 160 | 44 | 1 |
| Charleston | 44.05 | 33.5 | 151 | 45 | 2 |
| Elkins | 46.11 | 77.0 | 171 | 44 | 2 |
| Huntington | 42.31 | 25.2 | 140 | 42 | 1 |
| State Average - 45.30", 17th wettest in the U.S. | |||||
West Virginia Precipitation Records
Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Moorefield, northeastern West Virginia, 32.88" Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Pickens, northeastern West Virginia; 66.26" Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Terra Alta, northern West Virginia, 157.8" State precipitation record for 24 hours - Rockport, northwestern West Virginia, 7/18/1889, 19.00" State precipitation record for 1 year - Romney, northeastern West Virginia, 1948, 94.01" State snowfall record for 24 hours - Flat Top, southern West Virginia, 1/27-28/1998, 35.0" State snow record for 1 season - Krumbrabow State Forest, central West Virginia, 1959-1960, 301.4" West Virginia is one of the cloudiest states in the nation, with Beckley and Elkins in the Top 10, with 211 cloudy days per yearPrecipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center