302  
CDUS41 KRLX 050905  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
405 AM EST FRI JAN 05 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 38 5:01 PM 74 1950 44 -6 69  
1993  
MINIMUM 26 11:41 PM -9 1918 27 -1 50  
AVERAGE 32 35 -3 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.66 1994 0.10 -0.10 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.41 -0.41 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 2.16 3.97 -1.81 1.69  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.41 -0.41 0.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 15.5 1994 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.5 6.2 -5.7 1.7  
SINCE JUL 1 0.5 8.3 -7.8 1.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 33 30 3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 126 118 8 30  
SINCE DEC 1 788 934 -146 831  
SINCE JUL 1 1591 1809 -218 1786  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88  
LOWEST 54  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 72 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2024.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM EST SUNSET 5:20 PM EST  
JANUARY 6 2024.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM EST SUNSET 5:21 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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