215  
CDUS41 KRLX 160721  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
321 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 3:55 PM 86 1900 71 -3 80  
2018  
MINIMUM 35 5:35 AM 30 1910 51 -16 55  
AVERAGE 52 61 -9 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.16 2014 0.15 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.96 2.27 -1.31 2.21  
SINCE MAR 1 6.33 9.88 -3.55 7.06  
SINCE JAN 1 12.36 16.13 -3.77 19.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 10.4 -3.6 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 52.8 55.9 -3.1 49.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 6 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 172 98 74 79  
SINCE MAR 1 800 1146 -346 907  
SINCE JUL 1 4756 4965 -209 4687  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 18 -18 11  
SINCE MAR 1 32 33 -1 52  
SINCE JAN 1 32 33 -1 52    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 30  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 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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