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Walkerton, Virginia
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 Walkerton, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Walkerton, Virginia
Location in the United States
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| 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.
Fort Mattapony, Hillsborough, and Northbank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
| 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 (12.0) |
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 (−2.0) |
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 (81) |
2.91 (74) |
4.11 (104) |
3.13 (80) |
3.90 (99) |
3.35 (85) |
4.52 (115) |
3.76 (96) |
3.74 (95) |
3.34 (85) |
3.33 (85) |
3.41 (87) |
42.68 (1,086) |
| 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 (0.51) |
1.8 (4.6) |
10 (25.41) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 119 |
| Source: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=akq | |||||||||||||
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