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CDUS41 KRLX 070720  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
320 AM EDT SUN MAY 07 2023  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 77 4:24 PM 88 1950 70 7 68  
MINIMUM 48 12:35 AM 29 1957 49 -1 55  
AVERAGE 63 59 4 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1984 0.15 -0.15 1.22  
MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.89 -0.58 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 6.06 8.50 -2.44 6.62  
SINCE JAN 1 13.26 14.75 -1.49 15.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 10.4 -7.4 7.5  
SINCE JUL 1 11.5 55.9 -44.4 35.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 7 -5 3  
MONTH TO DATE 92 44 48 10  
SINCE MAR 1 1065 1092 -27 984  
SINCE JUL 1 4491 4911 -420 4497  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 2  
SINCE MAR 1 14 21 -7 23  
SINCE JAN 1 14 21 -7 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71  
LOWEST 21  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 85 1924  
1949  
1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1957  
1970  
1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 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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