Glady, West Virginia
Glady is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Glady is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Elkins. Glady had a post office, which closed on May 14, 2011.
The community was named for the glades along the Glady Fork River, near the original town site.
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, Glady has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Glady, West Virginia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–2015 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
72 (22) |
80 (27) |
85 (29) |
88 (31) |
90 (32) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
91 (33) |
81 (27) |
78 (26) |
72 (22) |
96 (36) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.3 (14.6) |
60.2 (15.7) |
70.5 (21.4) |
77.5 (25.3) |
81.8 (27.7) |
84.2 (29.0) |
85.5 (29.7) |
85.8 (29.9) |
82.1 (27.8) |
76.6 (24.8) |
69.7 (20.9) |
59.4 (15.2) |
87.2 (30.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.1 (1.7) |
38.5 (3.6) |
46.7 (8.2) |
59.0 (15.0) |
67.6 (19.8) |
74.6 (23.7) |
77.9 (25.5) |
77.2 (25.1) |
72.1 (22.3) |
61.3 (16.3) |
49.3 (9.6) |
39.3 (4.1) |
58.2 (14.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.4 (−3.7) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
35.2 (1.8) |
46.2 (7.9) |
55.1 (12.8) |
62.7 (17.1) |
66.4 (19.1) |
65.5 (18.6) |
59.3 (15.2) |
48.3 (9.1) |
37.6 (3.1) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
46.6 (8.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.7 (−9.1) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
33.4 (0.8) |
42.6 (5.9) |
50.8 (10.4) |
55.0 (12.8) |
53.9 (12.2) |
46.6 (8.1) |
35.3 (1.8) |
26.0 (−3.3) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
35.1 (1.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −9.7 (−23.2) |
−7.2 (−21.8) |
2.2 (−16.6) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
35.7 (2.1) |
41.7 (5.4) |
41.9 (5.5) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
9.3 (−12.6) |
−3.7 (−19.8) |
−15.0 (−26.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) |
−21 (−29) |
−14 (−26) |
9 (−13) |
20 (−7) |
26 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
33 (1) |
25 (−4) |
11 (−12) |
−3 (−19) |
−33 (−36) |
−33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.45 (113) |
3.98 (101) |
4.80 (122) |
5.19 (132) |
6.24 (158) |
5.04 (128) |
5.66 (144) |
4.11 (104) |
4.52 (115) |
3.68 (93) |
3.34 (85) |
4.28 (109) |
55.29 (1,404) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 27.3 (69) |
24.0 (61) |
17.5 (44) |
4.3 (11) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.4 (3.6) |
8.0 (20) |
20.2 (51) |
102.7 (259.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.4 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 16.9 | 175.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 42.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||