West Virginia Climate. Climate refers to the average weather of a region over a long period of time.
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Transcript of West Virginia Climate. Climate refers to the average weather of a region over a long period of time.
The climate of a region influences the types of homes built, the types of
industries that develop, the clothing styles, and even what crops are grown.
This means that state residents experience four distinct seasons:
spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in West Virginia was
-37°F (Fahrenheit) on December 30, 1917, at Lewisburg.
The higher the elevation (the height of the land above sea level), the
colder the temperature. This phenomenon, sometimes called
vertical climate
Beckley is farther south than Charleston. Which is colder?
Beckley is located in the mountains.Charleston is in a valley.
Morgantown is farther north than Green Bank,
which is colder?Morgantown has a
elevation of 1,000 feet, Green Bank has a
elevation of 2,000feet.
The clouds lose most of their moisture while traveling over the eastern mountains. As a result, there is less precipitation in the
eastern panhandle.
rainfall is plentiful throughout the state, ranging from a low average of 32 inches a year in Hardy County to a high average of 60 inches in the mountains of Randolph County.
Every area of the state gets snow, but the heaviest snowfalls occur in
the higher, cooler elevations.