560  
CDUS41 KRLX 082117  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
517 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 73 3:48 PM 86 1940 70 3 77  
MINIMUM 61 7:42 AM 30 1910 49 12 55  
2020  
AVERAGE 67 60 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.07 2.00 1927 0.15 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 1.20 -0.45 0.73  
SINCE MAR 1 6.65 8.81 -2.16 6.48  
SINCE JAN 1 14.77 15.06 -0.29 13.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 56 -53 95  
SINCE MAR 1 826 1104 -278 1068  
SINCE JUL 1 4270 4923 -653 4494  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 1 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 19 8 11 1  
SINCE MAR 1 41 23 18 15  
SINCE JAN 1 41 23 18 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 57  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 87 1927  
1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 28 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 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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