Valley Head Weather Records (USC00469086)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Valley Head (USC00469086), West Virginia, United States, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Valley Head

Valley Head (USC00469086) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.55 latitude and -80.04 longitude, 739 m (2,425 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 2013, 76 years of record.
1,384 records set at Valley Head still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Valley Head tied a daily record snow depth of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 29 March 2013.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.55 latitude, -80.04 longitude.
Elevation: 739 m (2,425 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 2013, 76 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 Valley Head. 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 Head, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,384 standing records

1,384 records at Valley Head still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 665.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Valley Head between 27 February 2010 and 27 February 2010. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 130.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valley Head. The most was 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 31 July 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Valley Head
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 January 2009
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 February 1984
Mar	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 March 1982
Apr	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 April 1989
May	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 May 2010
Jun	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 June 1975
Jul	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 July 1946
Aug	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 August 1984
Sep	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 September 2003
Oct	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	16 October 1954
Nov	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	5 November 1985
Dec	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	9 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

2011 to 2013

3 years of record at Valley Head, 2011 to 2013. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2011, 2012, 2013.

Latest Records

Latest records at Valley Head
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2013	Valley Head, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	66 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2013	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2013	Valley Head, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	66 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2013	Valley Head, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2013	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2013	Valley Head, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2012	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2011	Valley Head, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Valley Head, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2011	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2011	Valley Head, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2011	Valley Head, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2011	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	49 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2011	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2010	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	47 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2010	Valley Head, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2010	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2010	Valley Head, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2010	Valley Head, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	tie	49 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Valley Head: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2012	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2011	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	1996	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1963	12 days	76

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Valley Head, 1938 to 2013. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Valley Head by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2012	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2013	22.8 C (73.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Valley Head, 1938 to 2013. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Valley Head by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2012	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2013	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Valley Head, 1938 to 2013. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valley Head by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1939	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1943	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1947	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1955	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1959	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1967	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1968	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1972	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1973	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1977	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1980	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1982	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1983	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1990	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1991	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1992	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1997	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1999	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2000	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2002	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2003	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2004	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2005	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2006	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2008	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2009	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2011	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Valley Head, 1938 to 2013. The record is 170.5 mm (6.7 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.5 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valley Head by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1939	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1940	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1943	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1944	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1945	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1946	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1947	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1949	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1951	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1952	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1953	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1955	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1956	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1957	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1958	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1959	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1961	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1962	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1963	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1964	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1965	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1966	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1967	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1968	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1970	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1971	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1972	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1975	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1980	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1982	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1984	143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1985	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1986	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1987	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1988	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1990	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1991	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1992	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1993	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1995	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1997	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1998	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1999	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2000	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2002	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2003	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2004	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2005	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2006	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2007	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2008	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2009	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
2010	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2011	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2012	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2013	74.9 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Valley Head, 1938 to 2013. The record is 27 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valley Head by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	13 days
1939	19 days
1940	14 days
1941	17 days
1942	10 days
1943	12 days
1944	13 days
1945	12 days
1946	13 days
1947	15 days
1948	13 days
1949	14 days
1950	11 days
1951	17 days
1952	17 days
1953	22 days
1954	14 days
1955	13 days
1956	14 days
1957	13 days
1958	15 days
1959	12 days
1960	12 days
1961	9 days
1962	14 days
1963	27 days
1964	13 days
1965	15 days
1966	10 days
1967	11 days
1968	17 days
1969	12 days
1970	12 days
1971	12 days
1972	9 days
1973	14 days
1974	12 days
1975	10 days
1976	11 days
1977	10 days
1978	11 days
1979	9 days
1980	11 days
1981	13 days
1982	11 days
1983	11 days
1984	9 days
1985	9 days
1986	9 days
1987	12 days
1988	22 days
1989	11 days
1990	17 days
1991	25 days
1992	9 days
1993	18 days
1994	13 days
1995	26 days
1996	9 days
1997	12 days
1998	19 days
1999	13 days
2000	11 days
2001	22 days
2002	15 days
2003	10 days
2004	12 days
2005	15 days
2006	8 days
2007	19 days
2008	15 days
2009	12 days
2010	11 days
2011	10 days
2012	11 days
2013	7 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

64 years, 1939 to 2008

A day with at least 50.5 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Valley Head: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1939 to 2008.

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: 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1946; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1996; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

Data for Valley Head standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Valley Head 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).

Days with data per year at Valley Head
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2011	301	82%	No
2012	288	79%	No
2013	93	25%	No