Pike Island(lock & Dam), West Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Pike Island(lock & Dam)'s normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 40.9 inches of precipitation and 15 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,039 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPike Island(lock & Dam)
- Station IDUSC00467018
- Location40.15°N 80.70°W
- Elevation640 ft (195 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Pike Island(lock & Dam) is 62°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 34%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pike Island(lock & Dam).
- Jan 37° 22°
- Feb 40° 23°
- Mar 49° 30°
- Apr 62° 40°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 80° 60°
- Jul 83° 64°
- Aug 82° 63°
- Sep 76° 57°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 52° 35°
- Dec 42° 28°
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 Pike Island(lock & Dam) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.47 in), the least in February (2.45 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 22°F | 29.7°F | 3.16 | 5.3 | 15 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 40°F | 23°F | 31.7°F | 2.45 | 4.4 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 49°F | 30°F | 39.6°F | 3.39 | 2.6 | 13 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 40°F | 51.0°F | 3.45 | 0.1 | 14 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 61.1°F | 3.99 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 80°F | 60°F | 69.6°F | 4.47 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 83°F | 64°F | 73.7°F | 3.67 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 82°F | 63°F | 72.7°F | 3.87 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 57°F | 66.5°F | 3.65 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 45°F | 54.8°F | 2.79 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 35°F | 43.3°F | 2.86 | 0.2 | 11 | <1 | 12 | 10 h |
| December | 42°F | 28°F | 34.6°F | 3.17 | 2.6 | 14 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 43°F | 52.4°F | 40.92 | 15.2 | 146 | 9 | 107 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −5°C | −1.3°C | 80 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 4°C | −5°C | −0.2°C | 62 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 10°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 86 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.6°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 22°C | 10°C | 16.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 18°C | 23.2°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 17°C | 22.6°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 14°C | 19.2°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 7°C | 12.7°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 1°C | 6.3°C | 73 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 5°C | −2°C | 1.4°C | 81 mm | 7 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00467018; 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 Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
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 (9).
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 USC00467018.
When is the last frost at Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
In Pike Island(lock & Dam), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 18 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 18 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
- April 181 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 196 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 219 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 5 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pike Island(lock & Dam) in zone 6b in ZIP code 43971, 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 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (30 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00467018; 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 Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
In a normal year in Pike Island(lock & Dam), 9 days a year reach 90°F, 107 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 146 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 107a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 28high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 146a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1926) is 106°F, on July 29, 1930; the lowest is −18°F, on January 17, 1977.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 63.66 in; the snowiest season is 1950–51, with 72.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00467018; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00467018. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Pike Island(lock & Dam), 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 53% | 1.6 |
| February | 59% | 2.4 |
| March | 61% | 3.4 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.3 |
| October | 67% | 2.9 |
| November | 65% | 2.0 |
| December | 52% | 1.3 |
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 Pike Island(lock & Dam) record?
A normal year at Pike Island(lock & Dam) brings 5,420 heating degree days, 1% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 853 cooling degree days, 6% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,274 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,094 | 0 |
| February | 932 | 0 |
| March | 786 | 0 |
| April | 423 | 4 |
| May | 170 | 49 |
| June | 26 | 164 |
| July | 2 | 273 |
| August | 3 | 242 |
| September | 62 | 107 |
| October | 330 | 14 |
| November | 650 | 0 |
| December | 942 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,420 | 853 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00467018. 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.
Have recent years at Pike Island(lock & Dam) been warmer than normal?
Over 35 complete years from 1985 to 2020, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.3°F per century (+0.18°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Pike Island(lock & Dam)'s climate compare?
Pike Island(lock & Dam) is warmer than 24 of the 63 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.4°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pike Island(lock & Dam) is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Pike Island(lock & Dam) share this climate record?
21 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.
- Martins Ferry, OH6,050 people · 3 mi SW
- St. Clairsville, OH4,954 people · 11 mi SW
- Bethlehem, WV2,563 people · 7 mi S
- Bridgeport, OH1,531 people · 6 mi SW
- Tiltonsville, OH1,220 people · 2 mi N
- Wolfhurst, OH1,131 people · 7 mi SW
- Neffs, OH1,032 people · 10 mi SW
- Yorkville, OH937 people · 0 mi NW
- Triadelphia, WV662 people · 8 mi SE
- Adena, OH648 people · 10 mi NW
- Dillonvale, OH597 people · 5 mi NW
- Brookside, OH521 people · 6 mi SW
- Blaine, OH505 people · 8 mi SW
- Lloydsville, OH489 people · 17 mi W
- Clearview, WV457 people · 1 mi SE
- Mount Pleasant, OH380 people · 6 mi W
- Lansing, OH352 people · 7 mi SW
- Connorville, OH173 people · 3 mi N
- Harrisville, OH173 people · 10 mi W
- Bannock, OH165 people · 15 mi W
- Lafferty, OH76 people · 17 mi W
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 Pike Island(lock & Dam)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow at Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
Yes: 15 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
June, with 4.47 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.45 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pike Island(lock & Dam) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pike Island(lock & Dam) in zone 6b in ZIP code 43971, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Pike Island(lock & Dam)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 18; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 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
- Wheeling, WV4 miles from this station, 52.2°F a year
- Steubenville, OH16 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- Moundsville, WV17 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Cadiz, OH18 miles from this station, 50.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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