685  
CDUS41 KRLX 172129  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
529 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 84 3:25 PM 89 1976 70 14 60  
MINIMUM 61 7:10 AM 26 1962 45 16 41  
1980  
AVERAGE 73 58 15 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.17 1945 0.11 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.12 1.90 3.22 1.28  
SINCE MAR 1 8.58 6.04 2.54 4.17  
SINCE JAN 1 17.34 12.67 4.67 12.34  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 14  
MONTH TO DATE 128 186 -58 133  
SINCE MAR 1 562 782 -220 709  
SINCE JUL 1 3556 4154 -598 3736  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 1 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 12 18 17  
SINCE MAR 1 30 17 13 19  
SINCE JAN 1 30 17 13 20    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84  
LOWEST 28  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1976  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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