997  
CDUS41 KRLX 010720  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
320 AM EDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 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 82 4:34 PM 94 1942 74 8 73  
MINIMUM 62 2:43 AM 31 1977 49 13 58  
AVERAGE 72 61 11 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.49 1966 0.13 -0.08 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 4.79 3.56 1.23 5.37  
SINCE MAR 1 6.34 7.70 -1.36 8.83  
SINCE JAN 1 17.12 14.33 2.79 17.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1963 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.1 6.4 -6.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 29.8 31.5 -1.7 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 229 273 -44 202  
SINCE MAR 1 683 869 -186 636  
SINCE JUL 1 3981 4241 -260 3630  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 62 30 32 54  
SINCE MAR 1 69 35 34 54  
SINCE JAN 1 69 35 34 54    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 45  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 31 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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