Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Valley Chapel (USC00469072), West Virginia, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Valley Chapel
Valley Chapel (USC00469072) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.10 latitude and -80.40 longitude, 308 m (1,010 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1954, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Valley Chapel still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Valley Chapel set a daily record precipitation of 9.7 mm (0.38 in) on 21 November 1954.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.10 latitude, -80.40 longitude.
Elevation: 308 m (1,010 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1954, 32 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Valley Chapel. 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 Valley Chapel, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Valley Chapel still stand. 1929 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Valley Chapel by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1923
13
1924
43
1925
67
1926
32
1927
60
1928
51
1929
73
1930
72
1931
48
1932
56
1933
34
1934
43
1935
43
1936
59
1937
50
1938
29
1939
31
1940
51
1941
53
1942
59
1943
38
1944
36
1945
43
1946
47
1947
66
1948
47
1949
38
1950
50
1951
30
1952
28
1953
47
1954
27
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valley Chapel. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 25 June 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Valley Chapel
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
3 January 1924
Feb
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
8 February 1937
Mar
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1 March 1954
Apr
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
12 April 1948
May
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
27 May 1946
Jun
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
25 June 1950
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
6 July 1926
Aug
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
24 August 1945
Sep
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 September 1937
Oct
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2 October 1929
Nov
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
16 November 1926
Dec
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
15 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1923 to 1954
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Valley Chapel, 1923 to 1954. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1923.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Valley Chapel, 1924 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 11.6 C (52.9 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 14.2 C (57.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Valley Chapel as warming stripes, 1924 to 1953
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1924
11.6 C
-1.20 C
1925
13.0 C
+0.16 C
1927
12.9 C
+0.10 C
1928
11.8 C
-0.96 C
1929
12.2 C
-0.57 C
1930
12.5 C
-0.34 C
1931
13.2 C
+0.40 C
1932
12.6 C
-0.18 C
1933
12.9 C
+0.06 C
1934
12.3 C
-0.48 C
1935
12.1 C
-0.73 C
1938
13.3 C
+0.45 C
1939
13.4 C
+0.59 C
1940
11.8 C
-0.99 C
1942
12.7 C
-0.15 C
1943
12.1 C
-0.73 C
1944
12.8 C
+0.01 C
1945
13.0 C
+0.15 C
1946
13.6 C
+0.84 C
1947
12.8 C
+0.00 C
1948
13.3 C
+0.54 C
1949
14.2 C
+1.38 C
1950
12.9 C
+0.06 C
1951
13.0 C
+0.19 C
1952
13.3 C
+0.49 C
1953
13.7 C
+0.88 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1923 to 1954
Yearly extremes at Valley Chapel: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1926
-18.3 C (-1.0 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1950
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1950
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1932
15 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Valley Chapel, 1923 to 1954. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Valley Chapel by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1923
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Valley Chapel, 1923 to 1954. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-1.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Valley Chapel by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1923
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1926
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1927
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1928
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1929
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1930
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1934
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1935
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1937
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1939
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1941
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1946
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1952
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Valley Chapel, 1923 to 1954. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.8 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valley Chapel by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1927
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1938
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1940
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1941
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1945
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1946
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1950
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1951
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Valley Chapel, 1923 to 1954. The record is 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.3 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valley Chapel by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1924
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1926
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1927
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1928
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1930
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1931
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1932
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1933
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1936
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1938
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1940
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1943
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1944
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1946
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1947
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1948
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949
128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1950
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1951
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1953
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1954
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Valley Chapel, 1923 to 1954. The record is 35 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valley Chapel by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923
18 days
1924
26 days
1925
16 days
1926
10 days
1927
23 days
1928
15 days
1929
14 days
1930
20 days
1931
10 days
1932
35 days
1933
7 days
1934
19 days
1935
12 days
1936
14 days
1937
9 days
1938
16 days
1939
12 days
1940
14 days
1941
19 days
1942
16 days
1943
19 days
1944
13 days
1945
13 days
1946
17 days
1947
10 days
1948
13 days
1949
19 days
1950
11 days
1951
15 days
1952
17 days
1953
25 days
1954
12 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Valley Chapel falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 159 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Valley Chapel
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1924 to 1953)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 May
n/a
3 May
n/a
-4.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 October
n/a
10 October
n/a
-2.0 days per decade
Growing days
159 days
n/a
159 days
n/a
+2.8 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.
Download the Data
Data for Valley Chapel standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Valley Chapel 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.