575  
CDUS41 KRLX 020730  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
330 AM EDT THU MAY 02 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 81 4:50 PM 94 1942 74 7 50  
MINIMUM 59 11:59 PM 31 1969 49 10 40  
AVERAGE 70 62 8 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.45 1909 0.14 -0.14 0.48  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.48  
SINCE MAR 1 8.83 7.84 0.99 5.31  
SINCE JAN 1 17.59 14.47 3.12 13.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1963 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 20  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 20  
SINCE MAR 1 636 873 -237 844  
SINCE JUL 1 3630 4245 -615 3871  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 2 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 59 37 22 23  
SINCE JAN 1 59 37 22 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 35  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 28 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 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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