Glady (1 mi N), West Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Glady (1 mi N)'s normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 78°F July afternoons, with 55.3 inches of precipitation and 103 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.1°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,404 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGlady (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00463464
- Location38.81°N 79.72°W
- Elevation2,840 ft (866 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Glady (1 mi N) is 59°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Glady (1 mi N).
- Jan 35° 16°
- Feb 39° 17°
- Mar 47° 24°
- Apr 59° 33°
- May 68° 43°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 78° 55°
- Aug 77° 54°
- Sep 72° 47°
- Oct 61° 35°
- Nov 49° 26°
- Dec 39° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Glady (1 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 78°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.24 in), the least in November (3.34 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 16°F | 25.4°F | 4.45 | 27.3 | 19 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 39°F | 17°F | 27.8°F | 3.98 | 24.0 | 16 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 47°F | 24°F | 35.2°F | 4.80 | 17.5 | 16 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 33°F | 46.2°F | 5.19 | 4.3 | 15 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 55.1°F | 6.24 | 0.0 | 16 | <1 | 5 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 75°F | 51°F | 62.7°F | 5.04 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 78°F | 55°F | 66.4°F | 5.66 | 0.0 | 15 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 77°F | 54°F | 65.5°F | 4.11 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 72°F | 47°F | 59.3°F | 4.52 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 35°F | 48.3°F | 3.68 | 1.4 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 49°F | 26°F | 37.6°F | 3.34 | 8.0 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 39°F | 21°F | 29.9°F | 4.28 | 20.2 | 17 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 35°F | 46.6°F | 55.29 | 102.7 | 175 | <1 | 168 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −9°C | −3.7°C | 113 mm | 69 cm |
| February | 4°C | −8°C | −2.3°C | 101 mm | 61 cm |
| March | 8°C | −5°C | 1.8°C | 122 mm | 44 cm |
| April | 15°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 132 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 20°C | 6°C | 12.8°C | 158 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 128 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.1°C | 144 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 2°C | 9.1°C | 93 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 10°C | −3°C | 3.1°C | 85 mm | 20 cm |
| December | 4°C | −6°C | −1.2°C | 109 mm | 51 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00463464; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Glady (1 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00463464.
When is the last frost at Glady (1 mi N)?
In Glady (1 mi N), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 15 in half of years and after May 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 3 in half of years and before September 20 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 151 year in 10 after May 31; 9 in 10 after April 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 31 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 139 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 162 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Glady (1 mi N) in zone 5b in ZIP code 26270, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (22 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00463464; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Glady (1 mi N)?
In a normal year in Glady (1 mi N), a 90°F day is rare, 168 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 175 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 168a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 41high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 175a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 31a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1975) is 96°F, on July 17, 1988; the lowest is −33°F, on December 25, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 83.92 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 172.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00463464; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00463464. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Glady (1 mi N)?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Glady (1 mi N), 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (75%) and January the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 64% | 2.0 |
| February | 66% | 2.9 |
| March | 67% | 3.9 |
| April | 69% | 4.9 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 73% | 6.0 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 75% | 5.3 |
| September | 73% | 4.4 |
| October | 71% | 3.3 |
| November | 72% | 2.4 |
| December | 64% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Glady (1 mi N) record?
A normal year at Glady (1 mi N) brings 6,885 heating degree days, 28% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 223 cooling degree days, 75% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,049 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,227 | 0 |
| February | 1,040 | 0 |
| March | 922 | 0 |
| April | 565 | 1 |
| May | 314 | 7 |
| June | 109 | 40 |
| July | 41 | 86 |
| August | 53 | 70 |
| September | 189 | 19 |
| October | 518 | 1 |
| November | 820 | 0 |
| December | 1,087 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,885 | 223 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00463464. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Glady (1 mi N)'s climate compare?
Glady (1 mi N) is warmer than 1 of the 63 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 53. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.6°F is warmer than 26%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Glady (1 mi N) is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Glady (1 mi N) share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Whitmer, WV45 people · 9 mi E
- Bowden, WV0 people · 7 mi N
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Glady (1 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Glady (1 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (78°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow at Glady (1 mi N)?
Yes: 103 inches in a normal year, falling on 43 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (27.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Glady (1 mi N)?
May, with 6.24 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.34 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Glady (1 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Glady (1 mi N) in zone 5b in ZIP code 26270, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come at Glady (1 mi N)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 31. Waiting until May 31 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- West Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Elkins, WV9 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Belington, WV19 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- Parsons, WV19 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Bartow, WV19 miles from this station, 47.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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