Jan 1, 1979	Balmy New Year's Day...high of 57, drops to 16 next morning.
Jan 9, 1970	Very cold day...high only -6 after morning low of -12.
Jan 9, 1978	Temperature plummets to -5; 51 the previous day.
Jan 11, 1982	Morning low of -16 then rises to only -4.
Jan 13, 1981	Low of -8; seventh and final sub-zero morning in a 10-day frigid spell.
Jan 26, 1985	Snow depth reaches 55 in. after 47 in. falls in previous 12 days.
Jan 16, 1972	Cold day...morning low of -18, only rises to -1 by afternoon.
Jan 18, 1980	High of 55, the warmest in a 9-day thaw with 40s and 50s every day.
Jan 17, 1977	High temperature only -6.
Jan 18, 1952	Unusual winter thunderstorm drops 1.16 inches of rain in one hour.
Jan 18, 1977	High only -2;  For Jan 8-19, 8 days with lows below zero.
Jan 22, 1986	End of 7-day January thaw with 3 days in the 40s and 3 in the 50s.
Jan 23, 1989	High of 58 is warmest in 10-day warm spell with high in 50s on 8 days.
Jan 24, 1963	Valley shivers with morning low of -23.
Jan 27, 1982	Mercury falls to -21, 2nd time this month with -20 or below.
Jan 29, 1963	Temperature drops to -26.
Jan 31, 1977	Snow depth reaches 68 inches, the greatest ever January.
 
Feb 1, 1948	Storm drops 20" of snow; another 20" just 4 days later.
Feb 1, 2002 	Daytime high hits 69, highest ever recorded in February.
Feb 5, 1996	Brutally cold day:  Afternoon high only -6 after morning low of -13.
Feb 6, 1966	End of 16-day snowy spell in which 48 inches falls.
Feb 6-9, 1954	Four-day stormy spell lays down 18 inches of snow.
Feb 12-18 1996	Week-long snowy spell...total of 31 inches.
Feb 16-19, 1958	Great blizzard; 31" of snow; temperature stayed below 0 from 16th to 18th.
Feb 19, 1960	Snowstorm drops 24" of snow, greatest ever Feb 1-day snowfall.
Feb 20-27, 1947	Snow every day for 8 days, totaling 29 inches.
Feb 22, 1976	Spring-like day with high of 53, end of a week of highs in the 50s.
Feb 26-29, 1980	Four-day snowfall blankets valley with 17 inches of snow
Feb 27, 1963	Mercury drops to -26, lowest ever recorded in February.

Mar 1-4, 1947	Storm covers the valley with 18" of snow.
Mar 3, 1980	Low temperature -3; third consecutive subzero morning.
Mar 4, 1971	20" of snow is the valley's greatest 24-hour March snowfall.
Mar 5, 1947	Snow depth of 50 inches is greatest ever March.
Mar 5, 1987	Morning low of +5 rapidly warms to 45 in the afternoon.
Mar 5-7, 1962	Record 30 inches of snow falls over three-day period.
Mar 6-7, 2001	March record two-day snowfall of 26 inches.
Mar 9, 1960	Temperature of -19 is lowest ever recorded in March.
Mar 9, 1959	Start of 5-day snowy spell drops 24 inches.
Mar 13, 1958      Onset of 9 days of cold that produces 45 inches of snow.
Mar 15, 1951	19 inches of snow; 31 inches falls over four days.
Mar 18, 1967	High temperature only 15, then drops to -8 the next morning.
Mar 22, 1988 	Low of -2, soars to 52 by afternoon. 18" snow gone in 2 days..
Mar 25, 1982 	Spring afternoon with high of 64; 2" of snow next morning.
Mar 28, 1982 	Low of -3, then rockets to 55 the next afternoon.
Mar 31, 1998 	Afternoon temperature hits 80, tying the all-time March record.


Apr 1, 1964 	April Fool's trick...2" of snow and subfreezing temperatures all day.
Apr 4, 1981 	Valley basks in sun as temperature soars to 77.
Apr 6, 1987	Snow lies 16" deep, greatest snowcover ever recorded in April.
Apr 7, 1952 	Eight inches of heavy, wet snow blankets the valley.
Apr 9, 1989 	Six-inch snowfall; part of 5-day snowy spell with total of 14 inches.
Apr 10, 1985 	April record low temperature of -2; only sub-zero reading ever in April. 
Apr 11, 1989 	Temperature plummets to 7, following 9-inch snowfall. 
Apr 13, 1961 	Six inches of snow falls; part of a week-long total of 15 inches.
Apr 16, 1962 	Four-day snowfall ends...total of 18 inches at CV.
Apr 17, 1996 	Very unspring-like day:  High temperature only 35 with 5" snowfall.
Apr 19, 1983 	Four inches of snow falls with morning low of 16.
Apr 20, 1954 	Delightful spring day with high temperature of 80.
Apr 23, 1952 	High temperature 85; warmest ever in the month of April.
Apr 24, 1986 	Cold air invades and drops mercury to 15.
Apr 27, 1965 	High temperature of 63 melts last of winter's snowdrifts.
Apr 30, 1970 	Spring flexes it muscles and drives the mercury to 78.

May 1, 1945	3 inches of snow covers the ground, greatest depth ever in May.
May 4, 1955 	Afternoon high temperature soars to 84.
May 7, 1968 	Low of 17, only the 3rd time ever with a reading in teens in May.
May 7, 1989 	Three-inch snowfall ties the record for a one-day snowfall in May.
May 10, 1947  	Lowest temperature ever in the month of May:  14.
May 11, 1960 	Start of greatest May snowfall event:  5 inches falls over three days.
May 14, 1985 	Warm spring day with afternoon high of 82.
May 19, 1996 	High temperature hits 87, highest ever in the month of May.
May 22, 2002 	Cold morning as mercury drops to 20.
May 25, 1958 	Last of winter's snowdrifts disappeared from the valley.
May 26, 1979 	Snow flurries.
May 27, 1961 	One inch of snow; high temperature 37.
May 29, 1964 	Low of 25 results in a hard frost.
May 30, 1965 	Overnight low temperature of 25.
May 31, 1954 	Summer blooms early with afternoon temperature of 83.

Jun 1, 1966 	Dreary day: Cloudy and showery with high temperature of only 54.
Jun 3, 1980 	Violent thundersquall with strong winds and marble-size hail.
Jun 4, 1977 	Low temperature of 24 is lowest ever in June.
Jun 5, 1945 	Snow squall whitens ground; high temperature only 44.
Jun 6, 1968 	Toasty early summer day as temperature hits 84.
Jun 10, 1946 	Low temperature drops to 30 along with a heavy frost.
Jun 12, 1947 	Days are getting hot as temperature soars to 86.
Jun 14, 2001 	One-day rain of 2.79 inches is wettest June day ever.
Jun 16, 1965 	Cloudy, drizzly day with high of just 51 after a morning low of 44.
Jun 17, 1952	Hottest June day ever with afternoon high of 95.
Jun 22, 1981 	Low temperature 33; light frost.
Jun 23, 1944 	Powerful tornado devastates Thomas, WV but misses Canaan Valley.
Jun 29, 1987 	Morning low temperature of 39 followed by afternoon high of 76.
Jun 30, 1988 	Low temperature of 33; 3rd day in past 4 with lows in the 30s.
Jun 30, 1989 	June ends on chilly note with morning low of 39.

Jul 1, 1982 	Chilly summer morning with low temperature of 35.
Jul 3, 1983 	Low of 32. Observer Ben Thompson wrote, "Light frost-ice on windshields."
Jul 4, 1986 	Independence Day not very hot:  mercury drops to 36.
Jul 5, 1949 	Valley sizzles as afternoon temperature hits 90.
Jul 7, 1979 	Mercury hits 32 for the second morning in a row.
Jul 8, 1954 	Thunderstorm beats the valley with high winds and 2.10" of rain.
Jul 9, 1985 	One-day rainfall of 3.16 inches is greatest ever in July.
Jul 10, 1963 	Morning low of 32, second of five consecutive mornings in the 30s.
Jul 12, 1945 	Light frost; morning low 34.
Jul 15, 1995 	Brief heat wave pushes mercury to 91.
Jul 17, 1989 	Chilly, drizzly day; Low 58, high 68 with 0.37 inch of rain.
Jul 19, 1946 	Hot weather bring an afternoon high temperature of 87.
Jul 21, 1958 	Start of 11-day soggy spell...total of 6.31 inches of rain fell.
Jul 23, 1962 	One-inch hail causes heavy damage to trees, plants, and crops.
Jul 24, 1947 	White frost decorates grassy areas as temperature falls to 31.
Jul 27, 1966 	Unusually hot summer day as high temperature hits 88.
Jul 31, 1981 	Morning low of 38; second of two consecutive mornings in the 30s.

Aug 1, 2000 	Thunderstorm pounds valley with 1.97 inches of rain.
Aug 3, 1959 	Chilly summer morning with low temperature of 37.
Aug 5, 1952 	Afternoon high temperature soars to a sizzling 93.
Aug 6, 1956 	Storm ends that soaks valley in 6.14 inches in 48 hours.
Aug 7, 1957 	Temperature drops to 25 resulting in a hard, killing frost..
Aug 9, 1989 	Morning low of 39; 38 the next morning.
Aug 10, 1969 	Heavy thunderstorm dumps 2.25 inches of rain.
Aug 13, 1955 	2-day rain ends after 4.31"; four days later, another 4.05" falls.
Aug 15, 1963 	Mercury drops to 32 at sunrise.
Aug 17, 1979	Temperature hits 32 with a light frost.
Aug 19, 1979 	Thunder and hail storm soaks dumps 2.08 inches of rain.
Aug 23, 1975 	Heavy thunderstorm rolls through, dropping 3.14" of rain.
Aug 24, 1945 	Thunderstorms:  Canaan Valley 1.95", Thomas 2.68".
Aug 25, 1951 	Low of 29;  Geo. Thompson notes, "...killed lots of buckwheat"
Aug 27, 1945 	Low temperature 31.
Aug 27, 1946 	Mercury drops to 30.
Aug 29, 1982 	Morning low temperature of 25 ends the growing season.
Aug 31, 1968 	Morning low 38; 5th day in a row with a low in the 30s or below.

Sep 4, 1988 	Valley soaked by 2.60 inches of rain in one day.
Sep 7, 1996 	24-hour rainfall of 4.62 inches is September record.
Sep 9, 1985 	Quarter inch of rain falls; the only good rain the entire dry month .
Sep 14, 1952 	Mercury soars to 95; highest ever in September.
Sep 17, 1985 	Valley shivers with low of 30; 6th straight sub-freezing morning.
Sep 21, 1918 	George Thompson notes in his diary, "Snow in afternoon...
Sep 23, 1983 	Snow flurries reported by Ben Thompson at Canaan Valley.
Sep 24, 1983 	Temperature of 18 is lowest ever in September; ties 9/14/1964.
Sep 25, 2001 	Snow falls at highest elevations of Tucker County.
Sep 29. 1964 	Second straight rainy day brings 2-day total of 3.56 inches of rain.


Oct 2, 1981 	Following high of 69 on the 1st, temperature falls to 32.
Oct 3, 1974 	Early snowfall covers the valley with 3 inches of snow.
Oct 4, 1961 	Snow whitens mountaintops surrounding Canaan Valley.
Oct 10, 1979 	Valley smothered in a foot of heavy, wet snow; trees damaged.
Oct 11, 1949 	Afternoon high temperature hits 80; rare event for October.
Oct 15, 1954 	Hurricane Hazel passes just to east; drenches valley in 4" of rain.
Oct 16, 1989 	End of Indian summer of 5 straight days of 70+ temperatures.
Oct 17, 1977 	Four inches of snow falls over two days.
Oct 20, 1985 	Rainfall of 2.85" sets stage for devastating floods two weeks later.
Oct 21, 1952 	Low of +5 is lowest ever in October.
Oct 27, 1956 	Early season snowfall dumps 8 inches on the valley.

Nov 3, 1987 	Third consecutive day with afternoon high temperature of 70.
Nov 5, 1985 	8.10" of rain in 2 days produces catastrophic flooding in Parsons.
Nov 11, 1976 	Famous Veteran's Day storm drops a foot of snow.
Nov 13, 1911 	George Thompson notes in his diary, "2 above zero this morning."
Nov 15, 1995 	Storm covers the valley with 16 inches of snow.
Nov 21, 1951 	Morning low temperature -10, among lowest ever in November.
Nov 24, 1988 	Low temperature 17, soars to 67 the next day.
Nov 25, 1950 	Two day snowstorm dumps 19 inches.
Nov 27, 1990 	Temperature hits 72, very unusual for so late in November.
Nov 29, 1945 	Valley blanketed with 7 inches of snow.

Dec 1, 1964 	December begins with 16-inch snowfall.
Dec 3, 1946 	Temperature plunges to -6.
Dec 4, 1974 	Final day of 4-day snowfall that drops a total of 29 inches.
Dec 6, 2001 	Balmy early December day...afternoon high hits 67.
Dec 11, 1950 	Start of week-long storm that dumps 20 in. of snow.
Dec 12, 1984 	Start of 2-week warm spell: 7 days in the 50s and 3 in the 60s.
Dec 13, 1944 	Greatest ever 24-hour snowfall in December:  22 inches.
Dec 14, 1944 	28 inches of snow falls over four days.
Dec 15, 1948 	Pouring rain all day soaks the valley with 2.11" with temperature in 50s.
Dec 21, 1996 	First day of winter...temperature drops to -11.
Dec 25, 1980 	Bitter cold Christmas: -6 in the morning, -16 next day.
Dec 25, 1982 	Balmy Christmas Day: high of 60 among 8 such days this month.
Dec 27, 1989 	Low  -2; end of 12-day period that included 8 sub-zero mornings.
Dec 28, 1969 	Snow depth reaches 58 inches, greatest ever in December.
Dec 31, 1997 	Three-day snowstorm ends with total accumulation of 29 inches.