Colonel William A. Phillips

Pickens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville. It is the home of the Cunningham-Roberts Museum. Pickens has a post office with ZIP code 26230.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 66.[3]

Pickens had its start in 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] The community was named after James Pickens, Jr., the original owner of the town site.[5]

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, Pickens has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[6]

Climate data for Pickens 2 N, West Virginia, 1991–2020 normals, 1996-2020 precip/snowfall: 2880ft (878m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 67
(19) 		71
(22) 		78
(26) 		85
(29) 		85
(29) 		87
(31) 		91
(33) 		89
(32) 		94
(34) 		80
(27) 		78
(26) 		72
(22) 		94
(34)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 61.0
(16.1) 		61.4
(16.3) 		68.3
(20.2) 		77.7
(25.4) 		79.6
(26.4) 		82.9
(28.3) 		83.7
(28.7) 		84.2
(29.0) 		81.9
(27.7) 		74.4
(23.6) 		68.1
(20.1) 		62.1
(16.7) 		84.1
(28.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 36.4
(2.4) 		38.7
(3.7) 		47.5
(8.6) 		58.2
(14.6) 		67.1
(19.5) 		74.0
(23.3) 		76.9
(24.9) 		76.5
(24.7) 		72.2
(22.3) 		61.2
(16.2) 		49.2
(9.6) 		41.1
(5.1) 		58.3
(14.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 28.3
(−2.1) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		38.6
(3.7) 		49.1
(9.5) 		58.3
(14.6) 		65.5
(18.6) 		68.9
(20.5) 		67.7
(19.8) 		62.7
(17.1) 		51.9
(11.1) 		40.9
(4.9) 		33.6
(0.9) 		49.7
(9.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 20.1
(−6.6) 		22.1
(−5.5) 		29.6
(−1.3) 		40.0
(4.4) 		49.5
(9.7) 		57.0
(13.9) 		60.9
(16.1) 		58.9
(14.9) 		53.3
(11.8) 		42.6
(5.9) 		32.7
(0.4) 		26.1
(−3.3) 		41.1
(5.0)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −0.6
(−18.1) 		1.8
(−16.8) 		9.1
(−12.7) 		21.4
(−5.9) 		33.4
(0.8) 		44.1
(6.7) 		50.4
(10.2) 		49.8
(9.9) 		40.1
(4.5) 		27.5
(−2.5) 		14.9
(−9.5) 		4.8
(−15.1) 		−2.5
(−19.2)
Record low °F (°C) −11
(−24) 		−13
(−25) 		0
(−18) 		14
(−10) 		28
(−2) 		34
(1) 		42
(6) 		44
(7) 		33
(1) 		22
(−6) 		2
(−17) 		−6
(−21) 		−13
(−25)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.50
(140) 		4.42
(112) 		5.49
(139) 		5.93
(151) 		7.17
(182) 		5.91
(150) 		6.64
(169) 		4.91
(125) 		4.97
(126) 		3.99
(101) 		4.57
(116) 		5.17
(131) 		64.67
(1,642)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 33.0
(84) 		23.8
(60) 		16.3
(41) 		6.1
(15) 		trace 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.1
(5.3) 		8.5
(22) 		24.4
(62) 		114.2
(289.3)
Source 1: NOAA[7]
Source 2: XMACIS (precip/snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins)[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickens, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ^ a b 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. 485.
  6. ^ Climate Summary for Pickens, West Virginia
  7. ^ "Pickens 2 N, West Virginia 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Admiral Frank G. Farion


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