141  
CDUS41 KRLX 182114  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
514 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 80 3:58 PM 92 1962 76 4 79  
1982  
MINIMUM 59 6:27 AM 33 1973 54 5 44  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.99 1995 0.16 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.18 2.87 -0.69 2.54  
SINCE MAR 1 11.01 10.57 0.44 7.37  
SINCE JAN 1 19.77 17.20 2.57 15.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 20 74 -54 91  
SINCE MAR 1 656 942 -286 915  
SINCE JUL 1 3650 4314 -664 3942  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 67 44 23 20  
SINCE MAR 1 121 79 42 43  
SINCE JAN 1 121 79 42 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 49  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 2002  
2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:34 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:35 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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