An Indian summer environment did not want to leave.  Temperatures remained well above normal.  Daytime readings in the 50s and 60s were common across the lowlands.  The warmest days were on the 4th, 5th, and 14th.  Hamlin had 81 degrees, while Madison observed 80 degrees on the 5th.  Records were set on the 5th at Charleston with 77 degrees, Huntington with 76 degrees, both Parkersburg and Elkins saw 74 degrees, and Beckley registered 73 degrees.  Flowers and grass continued to grow along the river valleys.   Mosquitoes were even spotted as late as the 8th.  Ski resorts continued to postponed their opening date for the new season, finally getting started by Christmas.  Some residents in the southern lowlands did not see their first snow flakes of the season until after Christmas.   The low water flows of November, on headwater rivers, spilled over into the first week of December.   Surface water flows gradually increased during the last 3 weeks of the month.  Normal to below normal temperatures arrived by the last week of the month, preventing the overall monthly  temperature from reaching record levels.

Heat in BOONE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in FAYETTE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in BARBOUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in UPSHUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in PLEASANTS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in POCAHONTAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in DODDRIDGE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in MINGO, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in NICHOLAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in MCDOWELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in MASON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in ROANE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in TAYLOR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in WYOMING, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in GILMER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in LEWIS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in TYLER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in WAYNE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in WEBSTER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in HARRISON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in LINCOLN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in JACKSON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in RANDOLPH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in WIRT, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in WOOD, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in RITCHIE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in CABELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in CALHOUN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heat in BRAXTON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 01-DEC-01 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-01 18:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER