531  
CDUS41 KRLX 160733  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
333 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 72 3:54 PM 86 1900 71 1 62  
2018  
MINIMUM 56 10:35 PM 30 1910 51 5 56  
AVERAGE 64 61 3 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.16 2014 0.15 -0.12 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 1.34 2.27 -0.93 1.81  
SINCE MAR 1 7.24 9.88 -2.64 7.56  
SINCE JAN 1 15.36 16.13 -0.77 14.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.5 10.4 -8.9 3.0  
SINCE JUL 1 23.6 55.9 -32.3 11.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 6 -5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 48 98 -50 110  
SINCE MAR 1 871 1146 -275 1083  
SINCE JUL 1 4315 4965 -650 4509  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 18 2 8  
SINCE MAR 1 42 33 9 22  
SINCE JAN 1 42 33 9 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 59  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 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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