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CXUS51 KRLX 012113  
CLMBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
513 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013  
   
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..THE BECKLEY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 86 04/18/1976  
LOW 11 04/10/1985  
HIGHEST 83 04/10 83  
LOWEST 21 04/03 26  
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.6 62.8 1.8 64.1  
AVG. MINIMUM 41.8 41.4 0.4 42.2  
MEAN 53.2 52.1 1.1 53.2  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 6 5.6 0.4 5  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 9.07 1910  
MINIMUM 0.28 1976  
TOTALS 2.73 3.36 -0.63 3.69  
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.11 -0.02 0.12  
DAYS >= .01 14 14.2 -0.2 11  
DAYS >= .10 7 7.8 -0.8 8  
DAYS >= .50 2 2.0 0.0 2  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.73 04/08 TO 04/09 04/25 TO 04/26  
04/26 TO 04/26  
04/26 TO 04/26  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 18.6 1987  
TOTALS 0.0 2.9 -2.9 0.1  
SINCE 7/1 72.0 61.9 10.1 36.0  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.8 -0.8 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM -1  
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 04/30 TO 04/30 0.1  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 361 396 -35 366  
SINCE 7/1 5089 5109 -20 4105  
COOLING TOTAL 16 9 7 17  
SINCE 1/1 16 10 6 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/250 DATE 04/24  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/260 DATE 04/24  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 8  
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 0  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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