861  
CDUS41 KRLX 170735  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
335 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 70 3:09 PM 85 1911 71 -1 68  
MINIMUM 57 11:59 PM 30 1984 51 6 52  
AVERAGE 64 61 3 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.94 1.92 2010 0.16 0.78 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 2.43 0.32 2.19  
SINCE MAR 1 8.50 10.04 -1.54 7.41  
SINCE JAN 1 15.70 16.29 -0.59 16.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2017 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 1 5 -4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 111 103 8 53  
SINCE MAR 1 1084 1151 -67 1027  
SINCE JUL 1 4510 4970 -460 4540  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 20 -12 6  
SINCE MAR 1 22 35 -13 27  
SINCE JAN 1 22 35 -13 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 75  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 86 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 29 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 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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