218  
CDUS41 KRLX 172118  
CLIEKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
518 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 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 68 1:18 PM 87 1900 74 -6 68  
2017  
MINIMUM 53 6:12 AM 23 1984 47 6 41  
AVERAGE 61 60 1 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.15 1.36 2018 0.17 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.11 2.90 -0.79 3.99  
SINCE MAR 1 10.87 10.98 -0.11 9.60  
SINCE JAN 1 18.63 17.60 1.03 15.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 6 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 59 125 -66 171  
SINCE MAR 1 937 1280 -343 1285  
SINCE JUL 1 4587 5344 -757 4924  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 12 5 3  
SINCE MAR 1 24 17 7 4  
SINCE JAN 1 24 17 7 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 81  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 89 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 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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