Valley Head, West Virginia
Valley Head is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Valley Head is located on U.S. Route 219, 12 miles (19 km) south-southwest of Huttonsville. Valley Head has a post office with ZIP code 26294.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 267.[3]
The community was named for the nearby headwaters of the Tygart Valley River.[5]
Notable people
- Country musician and Grand Ole Opry member Wilma Lee Cooper was born in Valley Head in 1921.
- Banking executive Jean Yokum was born in Valley Head in 1931.[6]
Climate
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Valley Head has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[7]
Climate data for Valley Head, West Virginia, 2000–2012 normals: 2425ft (739m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) | 73 (23) | 76 (24) | 84 (29) | 85 (29) | 88 (31) | 92 (33) | 86 (30) | 84 (29) | 80 (27) | 78 (26) | 72 (22) | 92 (33) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 59.0 (15.0) | 60.3 (15.7) | 69.4 (20.8) | 79.8 (26.6) | 81.1 (27.3) | 83.8 (28.8) | 84.5 (29.2) | 83.1 (28.4) | 80.3 (26.8) | 75.6 (24.2) | 71.0 (21.7) | 61.1 (16.2) | 85.5 (29.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.0 (2.2) | 40.0 (4.4) | 49.3 (9.6) | 61.3 (16.3) | 69.0 (20.6) | 74.8 (23.8) | 77.3 (25.2) | 76.4 (24.7) | 70.9 (21.6) | 60.9 (16.1) | 51.9 (11.1) | 39.6 (4.2) | 59.0 (15.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 37.7 (3.2) | 48.3 (9.1) | 56.6 (13.7) | 63.2 (17.3) | 66.8 (19.3) | 66.2 (19.0) | 60.0 (15.6) | 49.3 (9.6) | 40.3 (4.6) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 48.0 (8.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 19.8 (−6.8) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 35.4 (1.9) | 44.2 (6.8) | 51.6 (10.9) | 56.4 (13.6) | 56.0 (13.3) | 49.1 (9.5) | 37.6 (3.1) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 21.8 (−5.7) | 37.0 (2.8) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −3.2 (−19.6) | 1.4 (−17.0) | 10.4 (−12.0) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 42.0 (5.6) | 47.8 (8.8) | 47.8 (8.8) | 36.2 (2.3) | 24.7 (−4.1) | 15.4 (−9.2) | 3.6 (−15.8) | −5.4 (−20.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) | −13 (−25) | 2 (−17) | 16 (−9) | 25 (−4) | 35 (2) | 43 (6) | 43 (6) | 32 (0) | 20 (−7) | 3 (−16) | −3 (−19) | −14 (−26) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.70 (94) | 3.22 (82) | 4.24 (108) | 4.17 (106) | 5.34 (136) | 4.72 (120) | 6.05 (154) | 4.41 (112) | 3.38 (86) | 3.14 (80) | 3.42 (87) | 3.59 (91) | 49.38 (1,256) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 20.9 (53) | 13.2 (34) | 12.1 (31) | 2.1 (5.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 3.2 (8.1) | 15.4 (39) | 67.4 (171.7) |
Source 1: XMACIS2[8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (precip/snowfall)[9] |
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Head, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 644.
- ^ Krewatch, Mark (October 28, 1996). "High Profile: Jean Yokum". Daily Press.
- ^ Climate Summary for Valley Head, West Virginia
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Valley Head, West Virginia 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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