Burnsville Lake Weather Records (USC00461282)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Burnsville Lake (USC00461282), West Virginia, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Burnsville Lake

Burnsville Lake (USC00461282) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.85 latitude and -80.62 longitude, 250 m (819 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Burnsville Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Burnsville Lake set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 15 November 2024.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.85 latitude, -80.62 longitude.
Elevation: 250 m (819 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Burnsville Lake. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Burnsville Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Burnsville Lake still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Burnsville Lake between 5 November 1985 and 8 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Burnsville Lake set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-11-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1996-01-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 114.0 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Burnsville Lake. The most was 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 5 November 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Burnsville Lake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 January 1998
Feb	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 February 1994
Mar	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	1 March 2012
Apr	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 April 1989
May	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 May 2003
Jun	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 June 2016
Jul	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	19 July 1954
Aug	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 August 1969
Sep	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	3 September 2003
Oct	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 October 1985
Nov	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	5 November 1985
Dec	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9 December 1972

Latest Records

Latest records at Burnsville Lake
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 2024	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2024	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2024	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2024	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2024	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2024	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2023	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2023	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2022	Burnsville Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2021	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 2021	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1949 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Burnsville Lake: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	1985	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	1985	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	77
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1988	14 days	77

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Burnsville Lake, 1949 to 2026. The record is 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Burnsville Lake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1950	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1955	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1957	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1963	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1969	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1973	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1985	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1986	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1987	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1988	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1991	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1997	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1999	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2000	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2002	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2004	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2005	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2006	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2007	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2008	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2010	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2011	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2012	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2013	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2014	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2015	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2016	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2017	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2018	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2019	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2020	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2021	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2022	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2023	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2024	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2026	11.9 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Burnsville Lake, 1949 to 2026. The record is 162.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Burnsville Lake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1950	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1953	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1954	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1955	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1956	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1957	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1958	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1960	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1961	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1962	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1963	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1964	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1965	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1967	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1968	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1969	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1970	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1972	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1973	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1974	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1975	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1976	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1977	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1984	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1985	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1986	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1987	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1989	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1990	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1991	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1992	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1993	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1994	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1995	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1996	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1997	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1998	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1999	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2000	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2001	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2003	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
2004	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2005	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
2006	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
2007	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2008	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
2009	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2010	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
2011	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2012	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2013	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
2014	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2015	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
2016	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2017	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2018	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
2019	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
2020	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2021	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
2022	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2023	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2024	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2026	20.5 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Burnsville Lake, 1949 to 2026. The record is 38 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Burnsville Lake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	16 days
1950	10 days
1951	11 days
1952	23 days
1953	25 days
1954	13 days
1955	29 days
1956	12 days
1957	21 days
1958	17 days
1959	16 days
1960	12 days
1961	9 days
1962	15 days
1963	27 days
1964	24 days
1965	14 days
1966	23 days
1967	16 days
1968	12 days
1969	12 days
1970	16 days
1971	16 days
1972	17 days
1973	14 days
1974	14 days
1975	10 days
1976	12 days
1977	13 days
1978	11 days
1979	10 days
1980	12 days
1981	14 days
1982	18 days
1983	12 days
1984	12 days
1985	23 days
1986	21 days
1987	13 days
1988	38 days
1989	11 days
1990	14 days
1991	25 days
1992	13 days
1993	17 days
1994	23 days
1995	12 days
1996	11 days
1997	12 days
1998	12 days
1999	22 days
2000	13 days
2001	25 days
2002	19 days
2003	22 days
2004	25 days
2005	15 days
2006	13 days
2007	20 days
2008	14 days
2009	17 days
2010	11 days
2011	15 days
2012	13 days
2013	14 days
2014	11 days
2015	12 days
2016	10 days
2017	22 days
2018	9 days
2019	10 days
2020	14 days
2021	14 days
2022	12 days
2023	14 days
2024	12 days
2026	6 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

71 years, 1950 to 2024

A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.8 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Burnsville Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 71 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 71 years of values from 1950 to 2024.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1985; 96.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1954; 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

Data for Burnsville Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Burnsville Lake threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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