Cold/Wind Chill in Buchanan, Virginia

The beginning of February featured very cold temperatures and wind chills that began during late January across southwest Virginia. Temperatures as low as minus 8 degrees were recorded by a local cooperative observer in Clintwood during the first few days of the month, with similar temperatures observed in Buchanan County. The cold across this portion of the Appalachians was short-lived for the month, as temperatures quickly rebounded above freezing on February 3rd and once again by the middle of the month, where afternoon highs ranged in the 50s and 60s.