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Several West Virginia Cities Set Marks for Warmest April

The National Weather Service says last month was the warmest April on record in several West Virginia cities.

The weather service says Beckley, Clarksburg, Elkins and Parkersburg all set records for the average temperature during the month, while Charleston and Huntington each had their second-warmest Aprils on record.

Clarksburg’s average temperature of 58.2 degrees surpassed the previous mark of 56.7 set in 1954.

Beckley broke a record set in 2011, Elkins broke the mark set in 1954, and Parkersburg surpassed the record set both in 1896 and 1954.

Record Low Temperatures Set Across State

Frigid temperatures that followed heavy rains and snow have set several records across West Virginia.

The National Weather Service says the thermometer in Elkins bottomed out at 10 below zero Friday morning, breaking the March 6 record of zero set in 1901.

In Clarksburg, the temperature dipped to 3 below, smashing the mark of 7 above set in 1960.

Huntington’s low of zero broke the record of 5 above set in 1960 and Parkersburg hit 3 above to eclipse a record that stood since 1960.

Charleston’s reading of 5 above broke a 98-year-old record.

Cold Eases, Yet Nearly 6,200 Remain Without Power in West Virginia

West Virginia is beginning to warm up a bit following an arctic blast that broke cold temperature records across the state.

     Temperatures on Wednesday morning ranged from 4 degrees in Elkins and Lewisburg to 12 degrees in Bluefield.

     Below-zero temperatures on Tuesday broke records in Wheeling, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Huntington and Charleston. Beckley’s minus 9 degrees on Tuesday morning broke a mark that had stood since 1912.

     While temperatures are inching up, public schools remain closed in many areas and utilities continue to grapple with power outages.

     The Department of Education’s website shows 39 of the state’s 55 county school systems have cancelled all classes today.

     About 6,200 Appalachian Power customers in western and southern West Virginia were without power Wednesday morning. FirstEnergy reports about two dozen outages in northern counties.