103  
CXUS51 KRLX 012206  
CLSCRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
506 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024  
   
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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM  
12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 81 02/20/2018  
01/15/1932  
LOW -17 12/30/1917  
HIGHEST 71 02/26 78  
LOWEST 6 01/22 0  
AVG. MAXIMUM 50.4 46.4 4.0 51.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 31.0 28.2 2.8 32.1  
MEAN 40.7 37.3 3.4 41.8  
DAYS MAX <= 32 7 13.8 -6.8 5  
DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 53 61.5 -8.5 51  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 2  
DAYS MIN <= 10 0 3  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 18.74 1922-1923  
MINIMUM 4.58 1940-1941  
TOTALS 10.92 10.19 0.73 9.42  
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.11  
DAYS >= .01 44 42.7 1.3 40  
DAYS >= .10 25 23.5 1.5 24  
DAYS >= .50 7 6.3 0.7 4  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.82 3.17  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 71.2 1995-1996  
24 HR TOTAL 15.5 01/04/1994 TO 01/04/1994  
TOTALS 12.4 23.0 -10.6 2.6  
SINCE 7/1 12.4 25.1 -12.7 MM  
DAYS >= TRACE 25 17.9 7.1 MM  
DAYS >= 1.0 4 7.1 -3.1 MM  
DAYS >= 3.0 2 MM  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 6 01/20 1  
24 HR TOTAL MM 1.7  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 2191 2496 -305 2072  
SINCE 7/1 2994 3419 -425 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 1  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/140 DATE 01/12  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/320 DATE 01/12  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.63  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 20  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 47  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 20  
LIGHT RAIN 46 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1  
LIGHT SNOW 25 SLEET 5  
FOG 49 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4  
HAZE 9  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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