978  
CDUS41 KRLX 170739  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
339 AM EDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 75 3:59 PM 94 2007 80 -5 72  
MINIMUM 67 11:38 PM 45 1912 61 6 59  
1963  
1979  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 2.05 2005 0.11 -0.05 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 2.16 -1.79 2.07  
SINCE JUN 1 6.94 11.46 -4.52 10.21  
SINCE JAN 1 24.41 30.00 -5.59 27.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE JUN 1 17 37 -20 58  
SINCE JUL 1 1 6 -5 1  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 6 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 120 96 24 88  
SINCE JUN 1 579 433 146 365  
SINCE JAN 1 658 495 163 387    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 73  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 96 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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