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CDUS41 KRLX 152121
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
521 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2024
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 73 1:44 PM 92 1916 76 -3 70
2018
MINIMUM 61 5:58 AM 35 1920 53 8 57
AVERAGE 67 64 3 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.18 1.34 1996 0.16 0.02 0.05
MONTH TO DATE 1.73 2.39 -0.66 2.11
SINCE MAR 1 10.56 10.09 0.47 6.94
SINCE JAN 1 19.32 16.72 2.60 15.11
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 4 -4 1
MONTH TO DATE 20 64 -44 84
SINCE MAR 1 656 932 -276 908
SINCE JUL 1 3650 4304 -654 3935
COOLING
TODAY 2 3 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 58 35 23 20
SINCE MAR 1 112 70 42 43
SINCE JAN 1 112 70 42 44
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96
LOWEST 68
AVERAGE 82
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 PM EDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:32 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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