| Kumbrabow State Forest | |
|---|---|
 Mill Creek Falls | |
  Location of Kumbrabow State Forest in West Virginia | |
| Location | Randolph, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°38′19″N80°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 andWest Virginia Division of Forestry |
| Website | wvstateparks |
Kumbrabow State Forest is astate forest in southernRandolph County,West Virginia. It is 9,474 acres (38.34 km2)[1] in size.
At an altitude of 3235 ft (986 m), Kumbrabow has a warm-summerhumid continental climate (KöppenDfb). It features cooler winters and summers than what is typical forWest Virginia.
| Climate data for Kumbrabow, West Virginia, 1991–2020 normals, 1940-2020 extremes: 3235ft (986m) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
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