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Elkins May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Elkins, West Virginia in the month of May.

Typical Elkins May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	72.1 °F
Average daily low	46.6 °F
Average monthly precipitation	5.1 inches
Average monthly snow	0.1 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	51.7%
Daily chance of snow	0.11%

Elkins May Weather Records 1926–2024
Highest temperature	93 °F	May 19, 1996
Lowest temperature	20 °F	May 3, 1978
Highest daily low	69 °F	May 31, 1953
Lowest daily high	40 °F	May 7, 1989
Hottest average high temperature	79.4 °F	2018
Coldest average high temperature	64.7 °F	1967
Most daily precipitation	3.4 inches	May 16, 1996
Most monthly precipitation	15.8 inches	1996
Most daily snow	1.5 inches	May 8, 2020
Most monthly snow	1.5 inches	2020

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
May 1	68.3	41.9	88	24
May 2	68.6	42.2	84	22
May 3	68.7	42.6	88	20
May 4	68.8	42.9	85	21
May 5	68.9	43.2	87	25
May 6	69.1	43.4	88	26
May 7	69.4	43.6	85	20
May 8	69.7	43.9	86	23
May 9	70.1	44.2	88	25
May 10	70.3	44.4	90	20
May 11	70.6	44.8	86	22
May 12	70.9	45.2	84	28
May 13	71.2	45.7	87	28
May 14	71.5	46.1	88	24
May 15	71.7	46.4	86	30
May 16	71.9	46.6	87	25
May 17	72.1	46.8	87	23
May 18	72.4	47.1	87	29
May 19	72.7	47.4	93	28
May 20	72.9	47.6	88	30
May 21	73.1	47.9	88	29
May 22	73.2	48.3	88	26
May 23	73.4	48.5	87	29
May 24	73.5	48.8	85	28
May 25	73.7	49.1	89	30
May 26	73.9	49.4	90	31
May 27	74.3	49.6	89	30
May 28	74.7	50.0	88	29
May 29	75.0	50.4	88	32
May 30	75.2	50.7	89	31
May 31	75.4	51.0	88	30

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1926–2024	Elkins Randolph County Airport	location