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 year

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center