177  
CDUS41 KRLX 212120  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
520 PM EDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 78 3:16 PM 102 1936 85 -7 91  
MINIMUM 48R 6:47 AM 50 1953 64 -16 64  
AVERAGE 63 74 -11 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1980 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.41 2.63 -0.22 2.61  
SINCE JUN 1 7.68 12.73 -5.05 8.92  
SINCE JAN 1 29.76 31.99 -2.23 25.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE JUN 1 3 10 -7 13  
SINCE JUL 1 3 0 3 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 10 -10 13  
MONTH TO DATE 252 210 42 184  
SINCE JUN 1 969 772 197 646  
SINCE JAN 1 1167 901 266 706    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 25  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1925  
1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:47 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:48 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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