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CDUS41 KRLX 272120
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
520 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 2008
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 70 122 PM 98 1948 82 -12 90
MINIMUM 65 504 AM 50 1958 60 5 63
AVERAGE 68 71 -3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.82 2.16 2006 0.13 0.69 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.67 3.63 -0.96 1.79
SINCE JUN 1 13.29 12.58 0.71 8.07
SINCE JAN 1 34.11 30.47 3.64 22.65
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 27 -27 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 8 -8 0
COOLING
TODAY 3 7 -4 12
MONTH TO DATE 211 229 -18 402
SINCE JUN 1 759 711 48 954
SINCE JAN 1 804 819 -15 1148
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 200 AM
LOWEST 84 300 PM
AVERAGE 89
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 97 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 46 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE 653 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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