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CDUS41 KRLX 040719  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
319 AM EDT SUN MAY 04 2025  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 70 11:52 AM 87 1902 69 1 81  
MINIMUM 53 11:59 PM 25 1897 48 5 61  
1961  
AVERAGE 62 59 3 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.48 1.04 2009 0.15 0.33 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.44 0.11 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 5.40 8.05 -2.65 5.93  
SINCE JAN 1 17.36 14.30 3.06 14.05  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1897 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 3 7 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 23 -20 0  
SINCE MAR 1 831 1071 -240 823  
SINCE JUL 1 4611 4890 -279 4267  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 8 3 5 11  
SINCE MAR 1 49 18 31 33  
SINCE JAN 1 49 18 31 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89  
LOWEST 53  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 86 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 23 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 6:24 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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