Kumbrabow State Forest
| Kumbrabow State Forest | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kumbrabow State Forest in West Virginia | |
| Location | Randolph, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°38′19″N 80°05′54″W / 38.63861°N 80.09833°W / 38.63861; -80.09833 |
| Area | 9,474 acres (38.34 km2)[1] |
| Elevation | 3,507 ft (1,069 m) |
| Established | December 29, 1934[1] |
| Named for | KUMp-BRAdy-BOWers, families involved in the forest land purchase |
| Operator | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and West Virginia Division of Forestry |
| Website | wvstateparks.com/park/kumbrabo-state-forest/ |
Kumbrabow State Forest is a state forest in southern Randolph County, West Virginia. It is 9,474 acres (38.34 km2)[1] in size.
Climate
At an altitude of 3235 ft (986 m), Kumbrabow has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). It features cooler winters and summers than what is typical for West Virginia.
| Climate data for Kumbrabow, West Virginia, 1991–2020 normals, 1940-2020 extremes: 3235ft (986m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
68 (20) |
78 (26) |
82 (28) |
88 (31) |
88 (31) |
89 (32) |
91 (33) |
91 (33) |
83 (28) |
76 (24) |
72 (22) |
91 (33) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.0 (13.3) |
56.0 (13.3) |
67.2 (19.6) |
75.5 (24.2) |
79.3 (26.3) |
81.4 (27.4) |
81.0 (27.2) |
80.9 (27.2) |
79.2 (26.2) |
73.5 (23.1) |
66.9 (19.4) |
57.0 (13.9) |
82.2 (27.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.4 (1.3) |
38.7 (3.7) |
45.4 (7.4) |
56.9 (13.8) |
65.6 (18.7) |
71.6 (22.0) |
75.1 (23.9) |
74.2 (23.4) |
69.1 (20.6) |
59.8 (15.4) |
48.5 (9.2) |
37.6 (3.1) |
56.4 (13.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.0 (−3.9) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
34.3 (1.3) |
45.3 (7.4) |
55.0 (12.8) |
61.4 (16.3) |
65.4 (18.6) |
64.2 (17.9) |
58.4 (14.7) |
48.5 (9.2) |
37.8 (3.2) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
46.2 (7.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.7 (−9.1) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
33.6 (0.9) |
44.3 (6.8) |
51.1 (10.6) |
55.7 (13.2) |
54.2 (12.3) |
47.7 (8.7) |
37.2 (2.9) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
35.9 (2.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −5.4 (−20.8) |
−1.6 (−18.7) |
5.9 (−14.5) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
39.2 (4.0) |
45.7 (7.6) |
44.6 (7.0) |
34.5 (1.4) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
5.1 (−14.9) |
−6.8 (−21.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−17 (−27) |
−22 (−30) |
7 (−14) |
15 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
35 (2) |
34 (1) |
20 (−7) |
7 (−14) |
−7 (−22) |
−17 (−27) |
−26 (−32) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.28 (134) |
5.49 (139) |
6.34 (161) |
5.35 (136) |
6.66 (169) |
5.56 (141) |
5.71 (145) |
4.99 (127) |
4.02 (102) |
4.03 (102) |
3.86 (98) |
5.75 (146) |
63.04 (1,600) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 29.9 (76) |
21.9 (56) |
17.7 (45) |
5.8 (15) |
trace | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.9 (7.4) |
6.4 (16) |
19.0 (48) |
103.6 (263.4) |
| Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (1997-2014 snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins)[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Kumbrabow State Forest". West Virginia Division of Forestry. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Kumbrabow, West Virginia 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
External links
- Official website
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