West Virginia January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in West Virginia for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest January in West Virginia History?

1937 was the wettest January in West Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.46 inches.

What Was the Driest January in West Virginia History?

1981 was the driest January in West Virginia history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.97 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	62	3.47
2022	22	4.86
2021	88	2.78
2020	56	3.65
2019	48	3.86
2018	78	3.11
2017	25	4.80
2016	95	2.61
2015	101	2.41
2014	107	2.25
2013	35	4.41
2012	80	3.09
2011	108	2.25
2010	57	3.58
2009	33	4.49
2008	85	2.92
2007	63	3.47
2006	46	3.88
2005	44	3.98
2004	71	3.32
2003	100	2.42
2002	81	3.09
2001	96	2.60
2000	115	1.99
1999	11	5.58
1998	20	4.93
1997	106	2.27
1996	7	6.01
1995	16	5.14
1994	12	5.54
1993	111	2.20
1992	112	2.12
1991	55	3.68
1990	58	3.57
1989	68	3.35
1988	105	2.29
1987	73	3.30
1986	118	1.94
1985	89	2.78
1984	122	1.70
1983	126	1.39
1982	59	3.56
1981	129	0.97
1980	87	2.83
1979	4	6.25
1978	9	5.87
1977	120	1.89
1976	45	3.91
1975	39	4.15
1974	15	5.20
1973	113	2.09
1972	29	4.67
1971	49	3.85
1970	124	1.54
1969	109	2.24
1968	98	2.58
1967	128	1.30
1966	50	3.85
1965	37	4.27
1964	76	3.16
1963	119	1.90
1962	77	3.13
1961	97	2.60
1960	75	3.17
1959	70	3.33
1958	74	3.21
1957	24	4.81
1956	99	2.57
1955	116	1.98
1954	64	3.47
1953	27	4.77
1952	10	5.69
1951	52	3.78
1950	3	6.43
1949	17	5.10
1948	79	3.10
1947	23	4.85
1946	90	2.69
1945	72	3.32
1944	110	2.22
1943	67	3.44
1942	114	2.07
1941	91	2.69
1940	125	1.51
1939	54	3.75
1938	102	2.38
1937	1	8.46
1936	34	4.43
1935	21	4.90
1934	94	2.63
1933	38	4.17
1932	26	4.80
1931	127	1.39
1930	117	1.95
1929	82	3.09
1928	103	2.35
1927	53	3.77
1926	40	4.12
1925	42	4.04
1924	31	4.52
1923	28	4.69
1922	84	2.95
1921	93	2.66
1920	30	4.67
1919	43	4.02
1918	36	4.40
1917	32	4.52
1916	18	5.03
1915	13	5.52
1914	69	3.35
1913	5	6.12
1912	83	3.05
1911	2	6.51
1910	8	5.93
1909	65	3.47
1908	60	3.50
1907	6	6.05
1906	41	4.08
1905	61	3.49
1904	86	2.84
1903	66	3.46
1902	47	3.87
1901	92	2.67
1900	104	2.35
1899	51	3.85
1898	14	5.32
1897	121	1.75
1896	123	1.65
1895	19	4.99