Climate
Because of its relatively high elevation, Canaan Valley has a cooler, moister climate than surrounding areas at lower altitudes.
Summers are cool and humid with high temperatures ranging from the high 60s to low 70s °F. Summer low temperatures average 50-55 °F, although temperatures below freezing have been recorded in every month of the year. Winters are typically cold and snowy. Canaan Valley's elevation and geographic location allows it to receive significant upslope snow (Orographic lift) regularly during the winter, particularly during prolonged periods of northwesterly winds coming off of the Great Lakes. Located along the spine of the Central Appalachian Mountains, the Valley is often near the southwestern extreme of Nor'easters, often getting significant snowfall from strong, Atlantic moisture-laiden, easterly winds. Annual snowfall averages 160 inches (4.1 m) with particularly snowy winters easily exceeding 200 inches (5.1 m). The winter of 2009-2010 saw more than 250" (6.35 m) of snow fall in Canaan Valley. Nearly all snowfall occurs from October through April.
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