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SHOCK, WEST VIRGINIA


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Elevation: 750 feet     Latitude: 38 47N     Longitude: 080 58W
Köppen Classification: Humid Subtropical Climate

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This climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. This climate type is found on the eastern sides of the continents between 20° and 35° N and S latitude. In summer, these regions are largely under the influence of moist, maritime airflow from the western side of the subtropical anticyclonic cells over low-latitude ocean waters. Temperatures are high and can lead to warm, oppressive nights. Summers are usually somewhat wetter than winters, with much of the rainfall coming from convectional thunderstorm activity; tropical cyclones also enhance warm-season rainfall in some regions. The coldest month is usually quite mild, although frosts are not uncommon, and winter precipitation is derived primarily from frontal cyclones along the polar front.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa". (Humid Subtropical Climate).

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Shock is 46.2" (1173.5 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 5.2" (132.1 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is October with an average of 3.0" (76.2 mm). There are an average of 160.4 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in January with 17.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in September with 10.4 days.

In Shock, there's an average of 31.7" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 11.2" of snow (28.4 cm).



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