589  
CDUS41 KRLX 180749  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
349 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 67 4:37 PM 86 1962 72 -5 75  
MINIMUM 48 11:59 PM 29 1956 51 -3 50  
AVERAGE 58 61 -3 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.83 1963 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 2.58 0.17 2.19  
SINCE MAR 1 8.50 10.19 -1.69 7.41  
SINCE JAN 1 15.70 16.44 -0.74 16.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2017 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 10.4 -7.4 7.5  
SINCE JUL 1 11.5 55.9 -44.4 35.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 118 108 10 55  
SINCE MAR 1 1091 1156 -65 1029  
SINCE JUL 1 4517 4975 -458 4542  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 22 -14 6  
SINCE MAR 1 22 37 -15 27  
SINCE JAN 1 22 37 -15 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 40  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1962  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 28 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 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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