998  
CDUS41 KRLX 010720  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
320 AM EDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 3:37 PM 86 1899 69 9 68  
MINIMUM 59 11:34 PM 28 1961 47 12 55  
2008  
AVERAGE 69 58 11 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.12 1.22 1909 0.12 0.00 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 3.58 -0.38 2.86  
SINCE MAR 1 4.85 7.61 -2.76 5.90  
SINCE JAN 1 16.81 13.86 2.95 14.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1980 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.5 -1.5 0.8  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 10.4 -9.4 1.5  
SINCE JUL 1 49.3 55.9 -6.6 23.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 3  
MONTH TO DATE 285 357 -72 280  
SINCE MAR 1 828 1047 -219 823  
SINCE JUL 1 4608 4866 -258 4267  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 39 13 26 22  
SINCE MAR 1 41 15 26 22  
SINCE JAN 1 41 15 26 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 47  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1962  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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