087  
CDUS41 KRLX 030729  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
329 AM EDT WED MAY 03 2023  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 2:45 PM 91 1933 74 -16 78  
MINIMUM 43 5:33 AM 28 1963 50 -7 50  
AVERAGE 51 62 -11 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.99 1985 0.15 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.51 0.29 0.22 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 5.34 7.99 -2.65 7.23  
SINCE JAN 1 13.51 14.62 -1.11 17.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 5 9 1  
MONTH TO DATE 34 10 24 1  
SINCE MAR 1 858 878 -20 852  
SINCE JUL 1 3885 4250 -365 3987  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 23 39 -16 26  
SINCE JAN 1 24 39 -15 26    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 34  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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