Annual West Virginia rainfall, severe weather and climate data

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

West Virginia temperature averages and extremes, precipitation and temperature data for all U.S. states and
interesting Top 10 U.S. climate extremes

Data sources: National Climatic Data Center, severe thunderstorm / tornado watch data period is 1999 - 2008, NOAA Storm Prediction Center

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Annual Snow	Avg # days of Precip	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days	Avg # severe thunderstorm watches per year	Avg # tornado watches per year	# of tornadoes reported in county, 1960-2010
Beckley	41.63	59.1	160	44	1	2	7	5
Charleston	44.05	33.5	151	45	2	2	8	7
Elkins	46.11	77.0	171	44	2	1	8	3
Huntington	42.31	25.2	140	42	1	3	9	1
West Virginia Annual Precipitation Average - 45.30", 17th wettest in the U.S. West Virginia Tornado Average - 1.8 per year - 38th most in the U.S.