812  
CDUS41 KRLX 210818  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
318 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 42 12:34 PM 67 1949 46 -4 48  
MINIMUM 32 11:49 PM -2 1942 29 3 19  
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.21 0.95 1936 0.10 0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.03 2.39 0.64 1.59  
SINCE DEC 1 3.03 2.39 0.64 1.59  
SINCE JAN 1 40.24 45.07 -4.83 36.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.9 1995 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.7 2.6 -0.9 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 1.7 2.6 -0.9 0.5  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 4.7 -1.9 0.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 27 1 31  
MONTH TO DATE 517 504 13 447  
SINCE DEC 1 517 504 13 447  
SINCE JUL 1 1179 1379 -200 1250  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1513 1160 353 968    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 76  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 75 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -7 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE 7:40 AM EST SUNSET 5:10 PM EST  
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE 7:41 AM EST SUNSET 5:10 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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