--- - attributes: ~ caption: |+2 Observed and projected changes (compared to the 1901–1960 average) in near-surface air temperature for West Virginia. Observed data are for 1895–2014. Projected changes for 2006–2100 are from global climate models for two possible futures: one in which greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase (higher emissions) and another in which greenhouse gas emissions increase at a slower rate (lower emissions). Temperatures in West Virginia (orange line) were highest in the 1930s and lowest from the 1960s through the 1980s. Temperatures have risen about 1°F since the 1960s, and in the 21st century have been comparable the levels of the 1930s and early 1950s. Shading indicates the range of annual temperatures from the set of models. Observed temperatures are generally within the envelope of model simulations of the historical period (gray shading). Historically unprecedented warming is projected during the 21st century. Less warming is expected under a lower emissions future (the coldest years being about as warm as the hottest year in the historical record; green shading) and more warming under a higher emissions future (the hottest years being about 12°F warmer than the hottest year in the historical record; red shading). Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: west-virginia create_dt: 2015-08-12T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-and-projected-temperature-change.yaml identifier: wv-observed-and-projected-temperature-change lat_max: 40.6378 lat_min: 37.2017 lon_max: -82.6444 lon_min: -77.7189 ordinal: 1 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2100-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed and Projected Temperature Change uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-and-projected-temperature-change url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |2 The observed number of very hot days (annual number of days with maximum temperature above 95°F) for 1900–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from five long-term reporting stations. The number of very hot days has been below the long-term average in the 2000s. Record high numbers occurred during the droughts of the 1930s. The dark horizontal line is the long-term average (1900–2014) of 4.6 days per year. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: west-virginia create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-very-hot-days.yaml identifier: wv-observed-number-of-very-hot-days lat_max: 40.6378 lat_min: 37.2017 lon_max: -82.6444 lon_min: -77.7189 ordinal: 2 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1899-12-31T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Very Hot Days uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-very-hot-days url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |2 The observed number of warm nights (annual number of days with minimum temperature above 70°F) for 1900–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from five long-term reporting stations. There is no long-term trend but the number was above average during the most recent 5-year period (2010–2014). The dark horizontal line is the long-term average (1900–2014) of 1.5 days per year. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: west-virginia create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-warm-nights.yaml identifier: wv-observed-number-of-warm-nights lat_max: 40.6378 lat_min: 37.2017 lon_max: -82.6444 lon_min: -77.7189 ordinal: 3 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Warm Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-warm-nights url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |2 The observed number of very cold nights (annual number of days with minimum temperature below 0°F) for 1900–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from five long-term reporting stations. The number of very cold nights has remained below average for the past two decades (1990–2014). The dark horizontal line is the long-term average (1900–2014) of 3.5 days per year. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: west-virginia create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights.yaml identifier: wv-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights lat_max: 40.6378 lat_min: 37.2017 lon_max: -82.6444 lon_min: -77.7189 ordinal: 4 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Very Cold Nights uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-very-cold-nights url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |2 The observed annual precipitation for 1895–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from NCEI’s version 2 climate division dataset. There is no overall trend in average annual precipitation for West Virginia over the 118-year period of record. The early 2000s were well above the long-term average. The dark horizontal line is the long-term average (1900–2014) of 44.8 inches per year. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: west-virginia create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-annual-precipitation.yaml identifier: wv-observed-annual-precipitation lat_max: 40.6378 lat_min: 37.2017 lon_max: -82.6444 lon_min: -77.7189 ordinal: 5 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1895-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Annual Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-annual-precipitation url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: |2 The observed number of extreme precipitation events (annual number of events with greater than 2 inches) for 1900–2014, averaged over 5-year periods; these values are averages from NCEI’s version 2 climate division dataset. There is no long-term trend but the numbers have been generally above average over the most recent 20 years. The dark horizontal line is the long-term average (1900–2014) of 0.9 days per station per year with precipitation greater than 2 inches. Source: CICS-NC and NOAA NCEI. chapter_identifier: west-virginia create_dt: 2015-04-13T00:00:00 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events.yaml identifier: wv-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events lat_max: 40.6378 lat_min: 37.2017 lon_max: -82.6444 lon_min: -77.7189 ordinal: 6 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: 2014-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1900-01-01T00:00:00 title: Observed Number of Extreme Precipitation Events uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/wv-observed-number-of-extreme-precipitation-events url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: ~ chapter_identifier: west-virginia create_dt: 2019-06-06T16:42:43 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-wv.yaml identifier: projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-wv lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 7 report_identifier: noaa-led-state-summaries-2017 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2019-06-11T17:40:09 time_end: 2070-12-31T00:00:00 time_start: 1971-01-01T00:00:00 title: Projected Change in Annual Precipitation uri: /report/noaa-led-state-summaries-2017/chapter/west-virginia/figure/projected-change-in-annual-precipitation-wv url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. 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