Walkerton, Virginia
Walkerton, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Walkerton Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia Show map of Virginia  Walkerton Walkerton (the US) Show map of the US | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′35″N 77°01′22″W / 37.72639°N 77.02278°W / 37.72639; -77.02278Coordinates: 37°43′35″N 77°01′22″W / 37.72639°N 77.02278°W / 37.72639; -77.02278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | King and Queen |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Walkerton is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.[1]
Fort Mattapony, Hillsborough, and Northbank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Walkerton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[3]
| Climate data for Walkerton 2 NW, VA, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1932-present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) | 83 (28) | 91 (33) | 100 (38) | 99 (37) | 107 (42) | 108 (42) | 104 (40) | 103 (39) | 101 (38) | 87 (31) | 83 (28) | 108 (42) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 50.5 (10.3) | 54.6 (12.6) | 63.5 (17.5) | 74.1 (23.4) | 80.4 (26.9) | 87.9 (31.1) | 91.1 (32.8) | 89.5 (31.9) | 84.0 (28.9) | 73.9 (23.3) | 64.2 (17.9) | 53.6 (12) | 72.3 (22.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 34.5 (1.4) | 43.6 (6.4) | 53.3 (11.8) | 62.5 (16.9) | 66.6 (19.2) | 65.1 (18.4) | 57.8 (14.3) | 45.8 (7.7) | 36.9 (2.7) | 28.4 (−2) | 45.7 (7.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) | −12 (−24) | 6 (−14) | 19 (−7) | 28 (−2) | 37 (3) | 45 (7) | 42 (6) | 33 (1) | 22 (−6) | 8 (−13) | −7 (−22) | −14 (−26) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.18 (80.8) | 2.91 (73.9) | 4.11 (104.4) | 3.13 (79.5) | 3.90 (99.1) | 3.35 (85.1) | 4.52 (114.8) | 3.76 (95.5) | 3.74 (95) | 3.34 (84.8) | 3.33 (84.6) | 3.41 (86.6) | 42.68 (1,084.1) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.9 (9.9) | 3.5 (8.9) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.2 (0.5) | 1.8 (4.6) | 10 (25.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ .01 in) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 119 |
| Source: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=akq | |||||||||||||
References
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walkerton, Virginia
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^ Climate Summary for Walkerton, Virginia
Municipalities and communities of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States | ||
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County seat: King and Queen Court House | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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