Charlestown, WV - 2010 Was Hottest Summer In 67 Years

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Think it's been awfully hot in Charleston this summer? You're right. West Virginia's capital city has recorded what appears to be the hottest summer in 67 years, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the National Weather Service.

Ken Batty, meteorologist with the Charleston weather service office, said Charleston's average temperature for the period from June through August was 76.8 degrees.

That's the sixth hottest summer on record, based on data going back to 1901. The last time Charleston had a summer this hot was 1943, when the average temperature hit an all-time high of 78.2 degrees.

Across West Virginia, Clarksburg tied its hottest summer on record, with a 74.6-degree average that matched the Dust Bowl summer of 1934, weather service officials said.

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http://wvgazette.com/News/201009010996

Just a little clarification. Charles Town is in the eastern panhandle, Charleston is in the Kanawha Valley. People often make that mistake.

I live about 45 miles west of Charleston, in Huntington, and yes, it has been hotter than blue blazes this summer. :)