491  
CDUS41 KRLX 080727  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
325 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012  
 
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2012
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 84 413 PM 94 1930 73 11 70  
MINIMUM 61 617 AM 29 1968 50 11 42  
AVERAGE 73 62 11 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.26 1994 0.15 -0.14 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 2.11 1.00 1.11 1.62  
SINCE JAN 1 14.67 14.34 0.33 18.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 11.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 38 -38 59  
SINCE MAR 1 582 932 -350 824  
SINCE JUL 1 3560 4386 -826 4424  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 1 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 7 44 4  
SINCE MAR 1 101 39 62 67  
SINCE JAN 1 101 39 62 67    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 45 500 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 95 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 825 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 826 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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