Editing Charleston, West Virginia (section)

===Climate===
Charleston has a four-season [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') with continental climate (''Dfa'') elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/wx/climatesummary.shtml |title=Charleston-Huntington Climate Summary – Eyewitness News Storm Team Weather |publisher=Wchstv.com |access-date=March 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304054319/http://wchstv.com/newsroom/wx/climatesummary.shtml |archive-date=March 4, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Especially in winter, Charleston's average temperatures are warmer than the rest of the state, due to the city being west of the higher elevations. Spring is the most unpredictable season, and spring-like weather usually arrives in late March or early April. From the beginning of March through early May, temperatures can vary considerably and it is not unusual at this time for day-to-day temperature fluctuations to exceed {{convert|20|°F-change|0}}. Temperatures warm up considerably in late May, with warm summer-like days. Summer is warm to hot, with 23 days of highs at or above {{convert|90|°F|0}},<ref name=NOWData/> sometimes reaching {{convert|95|°F}}, often accompanied by high humidity. Autumn features crisp evenings that warm quickly to mild to warm afternoons. Winters are chilly, with a January daily average of {{convert|34.4|°F|1}}, and with a mean of 16 days with maxima at or below the freezing mark.<ref name=NOWData/> Snowfall generally occurs from late November to early April, with the heaviest period being January and February. However, major snowstorms of more than {{convert|10|in|cm|0}} are rare. The area averages about {{convert|3.5|in|0}} of precipitation each month. Thunderstorms are frequent during the late spring and throughout the summer, and occasionally they can be quite severe, producing the rare [[tornado]].

Record temperatures have ranged from {{convert|-17|°F|0}} on December 30, 1917, to {{convert|108|°F|0}} on August 6, 1918, and July 4, 1931.<ref name=NOWData/> Decades can pass<!--1955 thru 1987 none--> between temperatures of {{convert|100|°F|1}} or hotter, and the last such instance was [[2012 North American heat wave|July 8, 2012]].<ref name=NOWData/> The record cold maximum is {{convert|4|°F|0}} on December 22, 1989 (during the [[December 1989 United States cold wave]]). The record warm minimum is {{convert|84|°F|0}} on July 29, 1924.<ref name=NOWData/> The [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

{{Weather box
| location = Charleston, West Virginia ([[Yeager Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2020.}} extremes 1892–present
| collapsed = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 81
| Feb record high F = 81
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 96
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 108
| Aug record high F = 108
| Sep record high F = 104
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 87
| Dec record high F = 80
| year record high F = 108
| Jan avg record high F = 68.2
| Feb avg record high F = 70.6
| Mar avg record high F = 79.1
| Apr avg record high F = 86.8
| May avg record high F = 88.8
| Jun avg record high F = 92.0
| Jul avg record high F = 93.9
| Aug avg record high F = 93.1
| Sep avg record high F = 90.1
| Oct avg record high F = 84.5
| Nov avg record high F = 77.3
| Dec avg record high F = 69.1
| year avg record high F = 95.3
| Jan high F = 43.9
| Feb high F = 47.8
| Mar high F = 56.8
| Apr high F = 69.4
| May high F = 76.2
| Jun high F = 83.1
| Jul high F = 86.0
| Aug high F = 85.2
| Sep high F = 79.5
| Oct high F = 68.7
| Nov high F = 57.3
| Dec high F = 47.5
| year high F = 66.8
| Jan mean F = 35.0
| Feb mean F = 38.2
| Mar mean F = 46.0
| Apr mean F = 56.9
| May mean F = 64.7
| Jun mean F = 72.3
| Jul mean F = 75.8
| Aug mean F = 74.6
| Sep mean F = 68.3
| Oct mean F = 57.0
| Nov mean F = 46.4
| Dec mean F = 38.7
| year mean F = 56.2
| Jan low F = 26.1
| Feb low F = 28.6
| Mar low F = 35.1
| Apr low F = 44.5
| May low F = 53.2
| Jun low F = 61.5
| Jul low F = 65.5
| Aug low F = 64.1
| Sep low F = 57.1
| Oct low F = 45.3
| Nov low F = 35.6
| Dec low F = 29.9
| year low F = 45.5
| Jan avg record low F = 5.5
| Feb avg record low F = 9.9
| Mar avg record low F = 17.0
| Apr avg record low F = 27.6
| May avg record low F = 37.1
| Jun avg record low F = 48.8
| Jul avg record low F = 55.7
| Aug avg record low F = 54.1
| Sep avg record low F = 43.3
| Oct avg record low F = 30.4
| Nov avg record low F = 20.6
| Dec avg record low F = 12.9
| year avg record low F = 2.3
| Jan record low F = −16
| Feb record low F = −12
| Mar record low F = −5
| Apr record low F = 18
| May record low F = 26
| Jun record low F = 33
| Jul record low F = 46
| Aug record low F = 41
| Sep record low F = 32
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = 6
| Dec record low F = −17
| year record low F = -17
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.27
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.36
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.14
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.56
| May precipitation inch = 4.93
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.72
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.38
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.75
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.46
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.91
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.20
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.56
|year precipitation inch  = 46.24
| Jan snow inch = 10.3
| Feb snow inch = 7.7
| Mar snow inch = 5.9
| Apr snow inch = 0.5
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.6
| Nov snow inch = 1.5
| Dec snow inch = 5.0
| year snow inch = 31.5
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 14.8
| Feb precipitation days = 13.7
| Mar precipitation days = 14.8
| Apr precipitation days = 13.4
| May precipitation days = 14.1
| Jun precipitation days = 12.5
| Jul precipitation days = 12.8
| Aug precipitation days = 10.6
| Sep precipitation days = 9.0
| Oct precipitation days = 10.1
| Nov precipitation days = 11.0
| Dec precipitation days = 14.2
|year precipitation days = 151.0
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 7.6
| Feb snow days = 6.2
| Mar snow days = 3.9
| Apr snow days = 0.5
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.1
| Nov snow days = 1.5
| Dec snow days = 4.1
| year snow days = 23.9
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOWData>{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=rlx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 13, 2021
| archive-date = May 1, 2021
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210501045108/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=rlx
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref name = "NOAA TXT">{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00013866&format=pdf
| title = Station: Charleston Yeager AP, WV
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref>
}}