Beckley Weather in 1940

Historical record of Beckley, West Virginia weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Beckley Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	91 °F	July 28
Lowest temperature	-12 °F	January 19
Highest daily low	73 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	10 °F	January 26
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	August 14
Most daily snow	7.2 inches	February 2
Total annual precipitation	50.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Beckley in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Beckley, West Virginia in 1940 was 91 °F which happened 3 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Beckley in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	91 °F	Jul 28
1	91 °F	Jul 27
1	91 °F	Jul 26
4	90 °F	Jul 29
5	89 °F	Jul 25
6	88 °F	Aug 5
6	88 °F	Jul 22
6	88 °F	Jul 21
6	88 °F	Jul 19
6	88 °F	Jun 7

What was the coldest temperature in Beckley in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Beckley, West Virginia in 1940 was -12 °F which happened on Jan 19.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Beckley in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-12 °F	January 19
2	-8 °F	January 20
3	-7 °F	January 29
3	-7 °F	January 27
5	-4 °F	January 26
6	-3 °F	January 7
7	-2 °F	March 26
7	-2 °F	February 3
7	-2 °F	January 28
10	0 °F	January 25
10	0 °F	January 4

January 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	21	6	0.08	0.8
January 2	20	1	0.03	0.2
January 3	23	2	0.00	n/a
January 4	27	0	0.06	0.2
January 5	26	15	0.00	0.0
January 6	25	2	0.00	n/a
January 7	27	-3	0.04	n/a
January 8	22	12	0.30	3.0
January 9	27	15	0.00	n/a
January 10	37	10	0.00	n/a
January 11	36	24	0.05	0.5
January 12	41	28	0.07	n/a
January 13	44	24	0.00	n/a
January 14	52	29	0.21	n/a
January 15	49	19	0.00	n/a
January 16	33	15	0.00	n/a
January 17	38	18	0.00	0.0
January 18	22	11	0.10	1.0
January 19	17	-12	0.11	3.5
January 20	14	-8	0.02	n/a
January 21	25	3	0.00	n/a
January 22	28	4	0.00	n/a
January 23	23	8	0.22	4.5
January 24	22	12	0.08	n/a
January 25	18	0	0.03	3.5
January 26	10	-4	0.00	0.0
January 27	15	-7	0.00	0.0
January 28	20	-2	0.00	n/a
January 29	31	-7	0.00	n/a
January 30	28	15	0.06	1.0
January 31	29	18	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	34	13	0.00	0.0
February 2	28	5	0.26	7.2
February 3	32	-2	0.00	0.0
February 4	38	7	0.00	0.0
February 5	39	23	0.04	0.5
February 6	61	28	0.14	0.0
February 7	55	20	0.04	0.0
February 8	50	19	0.00	0.0
February 9	56	22	0.00	0.0
February 10	55	37	0.58	0.0
February 11	53	23	0.17	0.0
February 12	59	24	0.00	0.0
February 13	54	27	0.06	0.0
February 14	48	10	0.46	7.0
February 15	33	7	0.00	0.0
February 16	43	3	0.00	0.0
February 17	40	20	0.00	0.0
February 18	39	24	0.48	1.0
February 19	42	31	0.25	0.0
February 20	43	26	0.27	0.0
February 21	31	20	0.00	0.0
February 22	29	17	0.08	0.0
February 23	41	16	0.04	0.2
February 24	47	24	0.07	0.0
February 25	34	15	0.08	0.2
February 26	30	1	0.00	0.0
February 27	37	21	0.30	0.0
February 28	39	27	0.29	0.0
February 29	40	24	0.07	0.2

March 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	62	23	0.00	0.0
March 2	58	35	0.00	0.0
March 3	59	37	0.50	0.0
March 4	53	30	0.48	0.0
March 5	37	25	0.05	0.0
March 6	33	20	0.00	0.0
March 7	35	19	0.00	0.0
March 8	36	13	0.00	0.0
March 9	33	19	0.04	0.0
March 10	35	18	0.07	0.8
March 11	38	19	0.00	0.0
March 12	35	25	0.11	0.0
March 13	38	22	0.03	0.0
March 14	32	21	0.35	0.5
March 15	36	14	0.05	0.2
March 16	47	22	0.00	0.0
March 17	67	25	0.00	0.0
March 18	64	35	0.09	0.0
March 19	55	28	0.43	0.0
March 20	59	23	0.00	0.0
March 21	51	12	0.00	0.0
March 22	49	21	0.00	0.0
March 23	33	11	0.08	1.2
March 24	25	6	0.09	2.0
March 25	22	5	0.06	1.5
March 26	38	-2	0.00	0.0
March 27	67	28	0.00	0.0
March 28	66	40	0.06	0.0
March 29	71	44	0.18	0.0
March 30	63	36	0.87	0.0
March 31	69	33	0.16	0.0

April 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	69	39	0.33	0.0
April 2	74	37	0.00	0.0
April 3	77	47	0.17	0.0
April 4	73	46	0.23	0.0
April 5	67	29	0.00	0.0
April 6	62	17	0.00	0.0
April 7	59	35	0.06	0.0
April 8	63	40	0.77	0.0
April 9	49	29	0.16	0.0
April 10	61	24	0.00	0.0
April 11	71	42	0.00	0.0
April 12	64	19	0.34	0.8
April 13	32	10	0.12	2.5
April 14	46	11	0.23	2.2
April 15	74	30	0.04	0.0
April 16	72	46	0.00	0.0
April 17	68	47	0.23	0.0
April 18	66	52	0.11	0.0
April 19	59	48	0.76	0.0
April 20	59	37	2.06	0.0
April 21	45	26	0.18	0.0
April 22	56	27	0.00	0.0
April 23	53	24	0.23	0.0
April 24	56	34	0.25	0.0
April 25	62	27	0.00	0.0
April 26	57	27	0.07	0.0
April 27	59	22	0.00	0.0
April 28	71	22	0.00	0.0
April 29	74	38	0.00	0.0
April 30	70	48	0.08	0.0

May 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	65	45	0.25	0.0
May 2	51	31	0.04	0.0
May 3	38	28	0.12	0.0
May 4	44	26	0.23	1.0
May 5	70	24	0.00	0.0
May 6	83	38	0.00	0.0
May 7	84	48	0.00	0.0
May 8	86	49	0.00	0.0
May 9	80	48	0.09	0.0
May 10	67	36	0.00	0.0
May 11	63	29	0.00	0.0
May 12	67	24	0.00	0.0
May 13	80	40	0.00	0.0
May 14	83	51	0.00	0.0
May 15	77	46	0.12	0.0
May 16	63	43	0.07	0.0
May 17	67	42	0.00	0.0
May 18	80	36	0.00	0.0
May 19	83	53	0.70	0.0
May 20	77	49	0.70	0.0
May 21	83	39	0.00	0.0
May 22	83	52	0.00	0.0
May 23	82	49	0.04	0.0
May 24	71	53	0.48	0.0
May 25	66	41	0.19	0.0
May 26	75	43	0.08	0.0
May 27	66	42	0.05	0.0
May 28	70	34	0.00	0.0
May 29	74	40	0.00	0.0
May 30	68	44	1.07	0.0
May 31	68	40	0.09	0.0

June 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	64	45	0.08	n/a
June 2	73	40	0.00	n/a
June 3	83	41	0.00	n/a
June 4	81	51	0.46	n/a
June 5	82	45	0.00	n/a
June 6	86	49	0.00	n/a
June 7	88	51	0.94	n/a
June 8	84	54	0.09	n/a
June 9	83	53	0.44	n/a
June 10	83	53	0.23	n/a
June 11	83	54	0.07	n/a
June 12	85	57	0.37	n/a
June 13	83	56	0.06	n/a
June 14	85	54	0.75	n/a
June 15	82	53	0.00	n/a
June 16	81	51	0.23	n/a
June 17	73	58	0.34	n/a
June 18	82	60	0.11	n/a
June 19	80	58	0.75	n/a
June 20	71	50	0.00	n/a
June 21	72	34	0.00	n/a
June 22	76	38	0.00	n/a
June 23	84	53	0.00	n/a
June 24	82	59	0.35	n/a
June 25	74	52	0.29	n/a
June 26	68	48	0.26	n/a
June 27	78	48	1.31	n/a
June 28	85	56	0.03	n/a
June 29	80	60	0.04	n/a
June 30	73	46	0.00	n/a

July 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	71	57	0.41	n/a
July 2	75	58	0.00	n/a
July 3	70	65	0.92	n/a
July 4	72	53	0.12	n/a
July 5	75	40	0.00	n/a
July 6	75	45	0.00	n/a
July 7	74	50	0.00	n/a
July 8	69	53	0.13	n/a
July 9	79	57	0.00	n/a
July 10	83	52	0.00	n/a
July 11	73	62	0.40	n/a
July 12	76	64	1.30	n/a
July 13	71	47	0.12	n/a
July 14	77	48	0.00	n/a
July 15	78	61	0.00	n/a
July 16	80	63	0.20	n/a
July 17	78	64	1.52	n/a
July 18	83	62	0.06	n/a
July 19	88	68	0.00	n/a
July 20	86	67	0.00	n/a
July 21	88	70	0.00	n/a
July 22	88	69	0.04	n/a
July 23	86	62	0.04	n/a
July 24	78	70	0.38	n/a
July 25	89	71	0.00	n/a
July 26	91	73	0.00	n/a
July 27	91	70	0.00	n/a
July 28	91	69	0.04	n/a
July 29	90	68	0.94	n/a
July 30	86	69	0.16	n/a
July 31	87	71	0.67	n/a

August 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	81	59	0.12	n/a
August 2	79	42	0.00	n/a
August 3	75	41	0.00	n/a
August 4	81	44	0.00	n/a
August 5	88	49	0.00	n/a
August 6	84	52	0.82	n/a
August 7	80	48	0.13	n/a
August 8	85	43	0.00	n/a
August 9	81	46	0.00	n/a
August 10	80	43	0.00	n/a
August 11	81	49	0.00	n/a
August 12	79	50	0.00	n/a
August 13	75	49	0.27	n/a
August 14	67	47	2.73	n/a
August 15	71	47	0.41	n/a
August 16	76	48	0.12	n/a
August 17	82	52	0.72	n/a
August 18	86	49	0.00	n/a
August 19	78	45	0.96	n/a
August 20	70	33	0.00	n/a
August 21	71	34	0.00	n/a
August 22	75	37	0.06	n/a
August 23	75	33	0.00	n/a
August 24	78	36	0.00	n/a
August 25	81	40	0.20	n/a
August 26	82	48	0.56	n/a
August 27	84	50	0.14	n/a
August 28	85	49	0.00	n/a
August 29	77	50	0.04	n/a
August 30	79	49	0.32	n/a
August 31	76	50	1.49	n/a

September 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	75	36	0.00	n/a
September 2	76	34	0.00	n/a
September 3	78	35	0.00	n/a
September 4	82	36	0.00	n/a
September 5	78	38	0.00	n/a
September 6	78	38	0.00	n/a
September 7	79	34	0.00	n/a
September 8	79	36	0.00	n/a
September 9	75	43	0.00	n/a
September 10	70	44	0.33	n/a
September 11	60	34	0.00	n/a
September 12	59	31	0.00	n/a
September 13	69	32	0.00	n/a
September 14	75	38	0.00	n/a
September 15	76	37	0.00	n/a
September 16	68	38	0.00	n/a
September 17	78	34	0.00	n/a
September 18	81	39	0.00	n/a
September 19	87	n/a	0.00	n/a
September 20	84	n/a	0.00	n/a
September 21	85	n/a	0.00	n/a
September 22	80	n/a	0.00	n/a
September 23	81	64	0.00	n/a
September 24	77	62	0.31	n/a
September 25	74	44	1.09	n/a
September 26	57	32	0.00	n/a
September 27	64	32	0.00	n/a
September 28	69	35	0.00	n/a
September 29	73	35	0.00	n/a
September 30	71	42	0.00	n/a

October 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	60	46	0.05
October 2	61	45	0.00
October 3	69	39	0.00
October 4	72	35	0.00
October 5	74	43	0.00
October 6	78	51	0.00
October 7	72	57	0.19
October 8	63	49	0.11
October 9	59	31	0.00
October 10	66	29	0.00
October 11	67	35	0.00
October 12	70	37	0.00
October 13	75	43	0.00
October 14	79	45	0.00
October 15	69	45	0.09
October 16	46	38	0.19
October 17	54	40	0.08
October 18	51	36	0.05
October 19	49	28	0.11
October 20	51	35	0.07
October 21	49	27	0.00
October 22	67	30	0.00
October 23	70	40	0.00
October 24	68	47	0.00
October 25	73	46	0.00
October 26	70	52	0.00
October 27	75	47	0.00
October 28	76	47	0.00
October 29	72	46	0.00
October 30	60	51	0.14
October 31	67	31	0.00

November 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	57	47	0.57	0.0
November 2	58	45	0.18	0.0
November 3	65	43	0.00	0.0
November 4	74	35	0.00	0.0
November 5	64	47	0.11	0.0
November 6	56	36	0.14	0.0
November 7	47	30	0.00	0.0
November 8	44	30	0.00	0.0
November 9	58	18	0.00	0.0
November 10	60	42	0.04	0.0
November 11	63	49	0.07	0.0
November 12	62	39	0.00	0.0
November 13	50	25	0.00	0.0
November 14	42	29	0.06	0.0
November 15	29	19	0.15	1.5
November 16	35	18	0.15	1.5
November 17	46	24	0.00	0.0
November 18	52	24	0.00	0.0
November 19	68	27	0.00	0.0
November 20	55	35	0.00	0.0
November 21	61	36	0.00	0.0
November 22	61	52	0.07	0.0
November 23	52	43	0.04	0.0
November 24	57	46	0.20	0.0
November 25	47	30	0.00	0.0
November 26	37	31	0.27	0.0
November 27	38	28	0.15	0.0
November 28	32	22	0.00	0.0
November 29	44	19	0.00	0.0
November 30	57	27	0.00	0.0

December 1940 Beckley Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	55	28	0.07
December 2	43	25	0.00
December 3	36	12	0.00
December 4	37	4	0.00
December 5	42	28	0.08
December 6	43	16	0.00
December 7	45	33	0.09
December 8	41	29	0.00
December 9	49	17	0.00
December 10	50	37	0.00
December 11	61	32	0.00
December 12	63	41	0.06
December 13	57	41	0.31
December 14	49	36	0.64
December 15	49	38	0.00
December 16	57	44	0.06
December 17	57	26	0.00
December 18	39	21	0.00
December 19	40	28	0.00
December 20	48	35	0.04
December 21	49	37	0.00
December 22	47	27	0.00
December 23	45	20	0.00
December 24	56	20	0.00
December 25	49	39	0.06
December 26	58	39	0.14
December 27	54	49	0.07
December 28	57	50	0.26
December 29	55	36	0.35
December 30	43	31	0.15
December 31	43	31	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Beckley VA Hospital	location