Beckley Weather in 1978

Historical record of Beckley, West Virginia weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Beckley Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 88 °F August 19
Lowest temperature -15 °F January 11
Highest daily low 65 °F August 17
Lowest daily high 10 °F January 10
Most daily precipitation 1.6 inches September 1
Most daily snow 4.0 inches March 4
Total annual precipitation 37.1 inches -
Total annual snow 35.2 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Beckley in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 88 °F Aug 19
1 88 °F Jul 23
1 88 °F Jun 27
4 87 °F Jul 1
4 87 °F Jun 28
6 86 °F Aug 31
6 86 °F Aug 30
6 86 °F Aug 3
6 86 °F Jul 22
6 86 °F Jun 2
6 86 °F May 27
Lowest Temperatures in Beckley in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -15 °F January 11
2 -12 °F January 16
3 -10 °F January 12
3 -10 °F January 10
5 -6 °F March 5
6 -5 °F January 23
7 -3 °F March 2
7 -3 °F January 9
9 0 °F January 31
9 0 °F January 29
January 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
40 30 0.01 0.0
January 2
35 15 0.00 0.0
January 3
29 9 0.00 0.0
January 4
41 3 0.00 0.0
January 5
48 15 0.00 0.0
January 6
43 29 0.08 0.0
January 7
55 30 0.13 0.0
January 8
56 37 0.01 n/a
January 9
45 -3 0.68 n/a
January 10
10 -10 0.00 0.0
January 11
17 -15 0.00 0.0
January 12
36 -10 0.00 0.0
January 13
36 20 0.22 4.0
January 14
31 16 0.11 3.0
January 15
20 8 0.30 2.0
January 16
28 -12 0.10 0.5
January 17
35 20 0.17 2.0
January 18
34 18 0.30 0.0
January 19
28 18 0.00 0.0
January 20
26 18 0.95 3.8
January 21
20 13 0.50 4.0
January 22
24 14 0.15 1.0
January 23
38 -5 0.00 0.0
January 24
46 8 0.00 0.0
January 25
42 35 0.42 0.0
January 26
45 6 1.15 1.0
January 27
25 6 0.02 1.0
January 28
22 5 0.10 0.0
January 29
15 0 0.10 0.0
January 30
18 3 0.00 0.0
January 31
19 0 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 2
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 3
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 4
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 5
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 6
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 7
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 8
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 9
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 10
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 11
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 12
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 13
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 14
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 15
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 16
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 17
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 18
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 19
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 20
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 21
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 22
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 23
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 24
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 25
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 26
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 27
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 28
n/a n/a n/a n/a
March 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
26 22 0.17 1.5
March 2
26 -3 0.00 0.0
March 3
32 18 0.25 2.0
March 4
29 10 0.03 4.0
March 5
33 -6 0.00 0.0
March 6
46 14 0.00 0.0
March 7
n/a 26 0.03 1.0
March 8
34 27 0.07 0.4
March 9
49 28 0.28 0.0
March 10
40 31 0.03 0.0
March 11
61 18 0.00 0.0
March 12
59 21 0.10 0.0
March 13
48 32 0.06 0.0
March 14
64 40 0.00 0.0
March 15
60 36 0.12 0.0
March 16
50 26 0.15 0.5
March 17
33 18 0.22 2.5
March 18
35 12 0.05 1.0
March 19
63 32 0.00 0.0
March 20
71 25 0.00 0.0
March 21
70 35 0.00 0.0
March 22
64 30 0.00 0.0
March 23
73 27 0.00 0.0
March 24
70 40 0.00 0.0
March 25
64 32 0.12 0.0
March 26
46 31 0.19 0.0
March 27
n/a 30 0.13 0.0
March 28
62 30 0.06 0.0
March 29
60 40 0.00 0.0
March 30
60 22 0.00 0.0
March 31
75 28 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
77 40 0.00 0.0
April 2
75 39 0.00 0.0
April 3
69 44 0.00 0.0
April 4
75 44 0.00 0.0
April 5
70 45 0.05 0.0
April 6
76 37 0.00 0.0
April 7
75 50 0.10 0.0
April 8
72 32 0.00 0.0
April 9
76 40 0.00 0.0
April 10
85 45 0.00 0.0
April 11
80 46 0.00 0.0
April 12
70 29 n/a 0.0
April 13
69 40 0.00 0.0
April 14
62 32 0.00 0.0
April 15
62 35 0.00 0.0
April 16
62 27 0.00 0.0
April 17
69 37 0.06 0.0
April 18
66 45 0.30 0.0
April 19
60 45 0.21 0.0
April 20
52 35 0.47 0.0
April 21
40 31 0.11 0.0
April 22
58 30 0.04 0.0
April 23
68 36 0.00 0.0
April 24
69 30 0.00 0.0
April 25
57 41 0.08 0.0
April 26
46 34 1.05 0.0
April 27
61 28 1.40 0.0
April 28
63 27 0.00 0.0
April 29
70 25 0.00 0.0
April 30
60 41 0.17 0.0
May 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
62 34 0.07 0.0
May 2
59 24 0.00 0.0
May 3
68 23 0.00 0.0
May 4
58 43 0.03 0.0
May 5
60 41 0.53 0.0
May 6
69 43 0.04 0.0
May 7
72 39 0.00 0.0
May 8
66 45 0.60 0.0
May 9
75 44 0.48 0.0
May 10
68 43 0.00 0.0
May 11
79 30 0.00 0.0
May 12
79 50 0.00 0.0
May 13
66 49 0.01 0.0
May 14
62 40 0.80 0.0
May 15
55 37 0.10 0.0
May 16
56 41 0.03 0.0
May 17
63 33 0.01 0.0
May 18
73 34 0.00 0.0
May 19
80 44 0.00 0.0
May 20
85 42 0.00 0.0
May 21
75 42 0.00 0.0
May 22
80 41 0.00 0.0
May 23
78 51 0.00 0.0
May 24
75 56 1.23 0.0
May 25
79 55 0.00 0.0
May 26
85 43 0.00 0.0
May 27
86 46 0.00 0.0
May 28
83 53 0.00 0.0
May 29
82 49 0.00 0.0
May 30
84 51 0.07 0.0
May 31
79 52 0.26 0.0
June 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
82 46 0.00 0.0
June 2
86 48 0.00 0.0
June 3
71 55 n/a 0.0
June 4
66 42 n/a 0.0
June 5
70 46 0.00 0.0
June 6
81 44 0.00 0.0
June 7
75 53 0.00 0.0
June 8
69 58 0.46 0.0
June 9
69 56 0.40 0.0
June 10
76 41 0.00 0.0
June 11
78 48 0.00 0.0
June 12
75 53 0.46 0.0
June 13
84 50 0.00 0.0
June 14
65 35 0.00 0.0
June 15
76 34 0.00 0.0
June 16
79 51 0.00 0.0
June 17
80 52 0.00 0.0
June 18
82 58 0.00 0.0
June 19
78 55 0.00 0.0
June 20
83 53 0.00 0.0
June 21
78 57 0.13 0.0
June 22
77 53 0.00 0.0
June 23
75 44 0.00 0.0
June 24
78 44 0.00 0.0
June 25
85 45 0.00 0.0
June 26
84 58 0.00 0.0
June 27
88 64 0.00 0.0
June 28
87 65 0.00 0.0
June 29
82 52 0.00 0.0
June 30
84 55 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
87 52 0.00 0.0
July 2
81 56 0.28 0.0
July 3
77 58 0.94 0.0
July 4
68 58 0.34 0.0
July 5
75 55 0.06 0.0
July 6
76 52 0.00 0.0
July 7
79 49 0.00 0.0
July 8
78 55 0.00 0.0
July 9
84 52 0.00 0.0
July 10
85 60 0.00 0.0
July 11
74 58 0.17 0.0
July 12
76 38 0.00 0.0
July 13
76 50 0.00 0.0
July 14
74 62 0.00 0.0
July 15
74 54 0.84 0.0
July 16
78 54 0.49 0.0
July 17
75 55 0.08 0.0
July 18
77 41 0.00 0.0
July 19
84 54 0.00 0.0
July 20
83 58 0.00 0.0
July 21
85 57 0.00 0.0
July 22
86 60 0.00 0.0
July 23
88 56 0.00 0.0
July 24
84 59 0.30 0.0
July 25
72 58 0.09 0.0
July 26
77 60 0.14 0.0
July 27
80 53 0.00 0.0
July 28
80 55 0.04 0.0
July 29
81 55 0.00 0.0
July 30
77 64 0.00 0.0
July 31
82 60 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
80 63 0.00 0.0
August 2
85 54 0.00 0.0
August 3
86 59 0.00 0.0
August 4
80 61 0.55 0.0
August 5
80 63 0.44 0.0
August 6
85 60 0.05 0.0
August 7
76 64 0.47 0.0
August 8
78 61 0.17 0.0
August 9
78 61 0.00 0.0
August 10
79 58 0.00 0.0
August 11
84 55 0.00 0.0
August 12
82 58 0.11 0.0
August 13
80 59 0.00 0.0
August 14
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
August 15
85 58 0.26 0.0
August 16
84 58 0.00 0.0
August 17
84 65 0.00 0.0
August 18
84 55 0.00 0.0
August 19
88 57 0.00 0.0
August 20
82 63 0.15 0.0
August 21
80 47 0.00 0.0
August 22
83 47 0.00 0.0
August 23
83 50 0.00 0.0
August 24
85 53 0.00 0.0
August 25
85 59 0.00 0.0
August 26
83 62 0.00 0.0
August 27
85 62 0.06 0.0
August 28
85 59 0.10 0.0
August 29
82 63 0.11 0.0
August 30
86 62 0.02 0.0
August 31
86 63 1.60 0.0
September 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
72 60 1.60 0.0
September 2
81 56 0.00 0.0
September 3
75 57 0.06 0.0
September 4
76 58 0.00 0.0
September 5
81 48 0.00 0.0
September 6
82 50 0.00 0.0
September 7
80 52 0.00 0.0
September 8
82 58 0.00 0.0
September 9
83 55 0.00 0.0
September 10
83 56 0.00 0.0
September 11
78 58 0.48 0.0
September 12
80 54 0.00 0.0
September 13
79 63 0.00 0.0
September 14
73 53 0.00 0.0
September 15
77 59 0.11 0.0
September 16
78 53 0.03 0.0
September 17
81 56 0.04 0.0
September 18
84 55 0.00 0.0
September 19
83 60 0.00 0.0
September 20
84 58 0.00 0.0
September 21
84 56 0.00 0.0
September 22
78 53 0.48 0.0
September 23
68 53 0.00 0.0
September 24
65 55 0.00 0.0
September 25
70 52 0.14 0.0
September 26
71 40 0.00 0.0
September 27
72 44 0.00 0.0
September 28
64 50 0.00 0.0
September 29
69 35 0.00 0.0
September 30
69 44 0.00 0.0
October 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
63 35 0.00 0.0
October 2
63 48 0.00 0.0
October 3
70 37 0.00 0.0
October 4
64 48 0.00 0.0
October 5
71 38 0.00 0.0
October 6
60 38 0.00 0.0
October 7
47 39 0.06 0.0
October 8
48 36 0.00 0.0
October 9
59 22 0.00 0.0
October 10
67 29 0.00 0.0
October 11
70 33 0.00 0.0
October 12
74 46 0.00 0.0
October 13
73 52 0.00 0.0
October 14
64 43 0.23 0.0
October 15
44 33 0.05 0.0
October 16
53 26 0.03 0.0
October 17
53 36 0.00 0.0
October 18
60 26 0.00 0.0
October 19
63 32 0.00 0.0
October 20
60 32 0.00 0.0
October 21
70 30 0.00 0.0
October 22
73 32 0.00 0.0
October 23
73 36 0.00 0.0
October 24
63 35 0.00 0.0
October 25
73 29 0.00 0.0
October 26
68 48 0.00 0.0
October 27
61 36 0.19 0.0
October 28
65 25 0.00 0.0
October 29
63 25 0.00 0.0
October 30
60 31 0.00 0.0
October 31
66 28 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
65 29 0.00 0.0
November 2
64 28 0.00 0.0
November 3
65 25 0.00 0.0
November 4
63 29 0.00 0.0
November 5
67 30 0.00 0.0
November 6
69 30 0.00 0.0
November 7
63 35 0.00 0.0
November 8
51 35 0.35 0.0
November 9
56 28 0.00 0.0
November 10
63 27 0.00 0.0
November 11
63 30 0.00 0.0
November 12
61 36 0.00 0.0
November 13
73 46 0.00 0.0
November 14
71 35 0.00 0.0
November 15
60 51 0.00 0.0
November 16
61 48 0.57 0.0
November 17
59 45 0.17 0.0
November 18
56 42 0.14 0.0
November 19
48 36 0.00 0.0
November 20
58 24 0.00 0.0
November 21
49 27 0.00 0.0
November 22
53 38 0.00 0.0
November 23
50 42 0.00 0.0
November 24
49 40 0.35 0.0
November 25
40 25 0.00 0.0
November 26
40 19 0.00 0.0
November 27
50 30 0.62 0.0
November 28
44 33 0.06 0.0
November 29
35 20 0.00 0.0
November 30
44 35 0.48 0.0
December 1978 Beckley Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
51 22 0.00 0.0
December 2
53 25 0.00 0.0
December 3
52 30 0.00 0.0
December 4
61 45 1.58 0.0
December 5
47 25 0.30 0.0
December 6
52 22 0.00 0.0
December 7
46 24 0.00 0.0
December 8
68 34 0.92 0.0
December 9
63 22 1.44 0.0
December 10
25 13 0.08 n/a
December 11
35 4 0.00 0.0
December 12
40 13 0.00 0.0
December 13
47 16 0.00 0.0
December 14
46 20 0.00 0.0
December 15
49 15 0.00 0.0
December 16
50 21 0.00 0.0
December 17
42 26 0.12 0.0
December 18
40 18 0.00 0.0
December 19
38 32 0.00 0.0
December 20
58 32 0.28 0.0
December 21
50 25 0.13 0.0
December 22
42 15 0.00 0.0
December 23
45 15 0.00 0.0
December 24
44 25 0.00 0.0
December 25
38 25 0.36 0.0
December 26
40 16 0.00 0.0
December 27
32 16 0.00 0.0
December 28
35 4 0.00 0.0
December 29
47 14 0.00 0.0
December 30
48 24 0.00 0.0
December 31
55 38 0.46 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Beckley VA Hospital location