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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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