Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canaan Valley (USC00461393), West Virginia, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Canaan Valley
Canaan Valley (USC00461393) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.05 latitude and -79.42 longitude, 990 m (3,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 1996, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Canaan Valley still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Canaan Valley set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 30 April 1996.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.05 latitude, -79.42 longitude.
Elevation: 990 m (3,249 ft).
Period of record: 1944 to 1996, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Canaan Valley. 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 Canaan Valley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Canaan Valley still stand. 1952 holds the most, with 82.
Standing records at Canaan Valley by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1944
21
1945
41
1946
27
1947
36
1948
25
1949
38
1950
35
1951
29
1952
82
1953
25
1954
34
1955
31
1956
18
1957
17
1958
22
1959
25
1960
34
1961
23
1962
29
1963
37
1964
35
1965
37
1966
24
1967
26
1968
24
1969
24
1970
19
1971
24
1972
29
1973
20
1974
32
1975
23
1976
40
1977
29
1978
22
1979
28
1980
17
1981
22
1982
27
1983
26
1984
35
1985
20
1986
27
1987
12
1988
36
1989
28
1990
31
1991
41
1992
12
1993
17
1994
20
1995
17
1996
11
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Canaan Valley between 4 July 1983 and 5 November 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Canaan Valley set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-07-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983-12-25
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1985-11-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 134.6 mm (5.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 134.6 mm (5.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canaan Valley. The most was 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 5 November 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Canaan Valley
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
19 January 1996
Feb
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
8 February 1948
Mar
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1 March 1954
Apr
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
24 April 1983
May
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
24 May 1978
Jun
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
17 June 1949
Jul
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
9 July 1985
Aug
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
6 August 1995
Sep
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
4 September 1988
Oct
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
15 October 1954
Nov
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
5 November 1985
Dec
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
15 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1944 to 1996
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Canaan Valley, 1944 to 1996. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1955, 1996.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Canaan Valley, 1945 to 1995. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.1 C (46.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 6.4 C (43.5 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 9.9 C (49.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Canaan Valley as warming stripes, 1945 to 1995
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1945
8.6 C
+0.58 C
1946
9.2 C
+1.10 C
1947
7.8 C
-0.23 C
1948
8.5 C
+0.47 C
1949
9.4 C
+1.32 C
1950
8.3 C
+0.27 C
1951
8.6 C
+0.53 C
1952
9.9 C
+1.86 C
1953
8.7 C
+0.60 C
1954
8.2 C
+0.19 C
1957
8.4 C
+0.38 C
1958
6.7 C
-1.40 C
1959
8.2 C
+0.18 C
1960
6.7 C
-1.37 C
1961
7.4 C
-0.63 C
1962
7.2 C
-0.89 C
1963
6.4 C
-1.64 C
1964
7.7 C
-0.33 C
1965
8.2 C
+0.10 C
1966
7.1 C
-0.92 C
1967
7.4 C
-0.64 C
1968
7.2 C
-0.88 C
1969
6.9 C
-1.12 C
1970
8.0 C
-0.09 C
1971
8.0 C
-0.04 C
1972
7.8 C
-0.21 C
1973
8.4 C
+0.39 C
1974
8.3 C
+0.23 C
1975
8.5 C
+0.47 C
1976
7.2 C
-0.84 C
1977
7.6 C
-0.42 C
1978
7.2 C
-0.87 C
1979
7.6 C
-0.48 C
1980
7.6 C
-0.50 C
1981
7.2 C
-0.85 C
1982
8.3 C
+0.28 C
1983
7.7 C
-0.35 C
1984
8.3 C
+0.24 C
1985
8.3 C
+0.23 C
1986
8.6 C
+0.54 C
1987
8.5 C
+0.41 C
1988
8.0 C
-0.10 C
1989
8.2 C
+0.14 C
1990
9.9 C
+1.80 C
1991
9.4 C
+1.35 C
1992
8.1 C
+0.05 C
1993
8.1 C
+0.08 C
1994
8.8 C
+0.71 C
1995
8.5 C
+0.40 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1945 to 1995 is 0.01 C (-0.14 to 0.16) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.01 F (-0.26 to 0.29) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Canaan Valley
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.01 C (-0.14 to 0.16) per decade
0.01 F (-0.26 to 0.29) per decade
1945 to 1995
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.23 to 0.16) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.3) per decade
1945 to 1995
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1945 to 1995
49
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1944 to 1996
Yearly extremes at Canaan Valley: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
30.0 C (86.0 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1985
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1985
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1985
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
53
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
1959
13 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Canaan Valley, 1944 to 1996. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Canaan Valley by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1944
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1945
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1948
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1949
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1964
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1971
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1972
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1977
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1979
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1980
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1982
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1985
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1986
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1987
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1990
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1993
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1995
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1996
27.8 C (82.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Canaan Valley, 1944 to 1996. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Canaan Valley by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1944
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1950
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1952
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1956
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1958
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1961
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1966
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1969
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1971
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1973
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1974
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1975
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1976
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1984
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1986
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1987
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1988
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1991
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1995
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Canaan Valley, 1944 to 1996. The record is 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canaan Valley by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1947
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1949
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1951
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1955
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1957
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1963
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1965
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1971
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1976
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1978
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1980
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1984
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1986
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1987
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1988
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1990
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1991
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1992
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1993
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1996
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Canaan Valley, 1944 to 1996. The record is 227.3 mm (8.9 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.3 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canaan Valley by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1945
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1946
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1947
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1948
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1949
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1952
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1953
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1954
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1955
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1956
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1957
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1958
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1959
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1960
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1962
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1964
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1965
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1968
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1969
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1970
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1971
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1972
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1973
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1975
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1976
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1977
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1978
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1979
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1981
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1984
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1985
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1986
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1988
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1989
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1990
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1991
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1993
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1994
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1995
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Canaan Valley, 1944 to 1996. The record is 29 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canaan Valley by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944
10 days
1945
13 days
1946
10 days
1947
16 days
1948
12 days
1949
14 days
1950
11 days
1951
15 days
1952
17 days
1953
17 days
1954
13 days
1955
11 days
1956
14 days
1957
14 days
1958
16 days
1959
29 days
1960
12 days
1961
9 days
1962
12 days
1963
24 days
1964
14 days
1965
15 days
1966
13 days
1967
17 days
1968
16 days
1969
12 days
1970
7 days
1971
10 days
1972
9 days
1973
11 days
1974
19 days
1975
8 days
1976
14 days
1977
10 days
1978
11 days
1979
9 days
1980
14 days
1981
14 days
1982
11 days
1983
13 days
1984
10 days
1985
12 days
1986
10 days
1987
16 days
1988
15 days
1989
11 days
1990
13 days
1991
16 days
1992
10 days
1993
12 days
1994
16 days
1995
28 days
1996
5 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
49 years with a frost
Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Canaan Valley falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 9 September, which leaves a median of 98 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Canaan Valley
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1966 to 1995)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 June
n/a
30 May
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 September
n/a
11 September
n/a
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
98 days
n/a
100 days
n/a
+0.9 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
50 years, 1945 to 1994
A day with at least 53.4 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.0 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Canaan Valley: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
50 years
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
100 years
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1945 to 1994.
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: 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1985; 107.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1948; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1954.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Canaan Valley standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Canaan Valley 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.