030  
CDUS41 KRLX 010740  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
340 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 73 4:53 PM 94 1942 74 -1 61  
MINIMUM 58 5:35 AM 31 1977 49 9 46  
AVERAGE 66 61 5 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.49 1966 0.13 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 5.37 3.56 1.81 1.94  
SINCE MAR 1 8.83 7.70 1.13 4.83  
SINCE JAN 1 17.59 14.33 3.26 13.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1963 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 6.4 -6.4 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 12.4 31.5 -19.1 3.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 202 273 -71 248  
SINCE MAR 1 636 869 -233 824  
SINCE JUL 1 3630 4241 -611 3851  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 54 30 24 21  
SINCE MAR 1 54 35 19 23  
SINCE JAN 1 54 35 19 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 61  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 31 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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