596  
CDUS41 KRLX 090718  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
318 AM EDT FRI MAY 09 2025  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 73 4:54 PM 86 1940 70 3 74  
MINIMUM 49 3:25 AM 30 1910 49 0 60  
2020  
AVERAGE 61 60 1 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.17 2.00 1927 0.15 0.02 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.20 -0.44 0.83  
SINCE MAR 1 5.61 8.81 -3.20 6.73  
SINCE JAN 1 17.57 15.06 2.51 14.85  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2020 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 10.4 -9.4 1.5  
SINCE JUL 1 49.3 55.9 -6.6 23.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 4 6 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 40 56 -16 3  
SINCE MAR 1 868 1104 -236 826  
SINCE JUL 1 4648 4923 -275 4270  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 8 8 0 19  
SINCE MAR 1 49 23 26 41  
SINCE JAN 1 49 23 26 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 46  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 87 1927  
1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 28 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 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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