683  
CDUS41 KRLX 280734  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
234 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 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 25 4:19 PM 73 1916 44 -19 45  
MINIMUM 6 8:02 AM -3 1982 26 -20 25  
AVERAGE 16 35 -19 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.65 1952 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.83 2.85 -0.02 2.20  
SINCE DEC 1 5.36 6.41 -1.05 6.28  
SINCE JAN 1 2.83 2.85 -0.02 2.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.3 5.0 1925 0.3 0.0 0.0  
2005  
2008  
MONTH TO DATE 3.6 8.9 -5.3 18.0  
SINCE DEC 1 13.8 13.9 -0.1 20.2  
SINCE JUL 1 17.4 16.0 1.4 21.3  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 49 30 19 30  
MONTH TO DATE 867 808 59 1068  
SINCE DEC 1 1724 1624 100 1839  
SINCE JUL 1 2527 2499 28 2501  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 64  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 73 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -10 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 7:35 AM EST SUNSET 5:44 PM EST  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:46 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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