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CDUS41 KRLX 052116
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
516 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2025
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2025
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 69 11:37 AM 94 1928 75 -6 85
MINIMUM 51 6:08 AM 32 1907 50 1 63
AVERAGE 60 62 -2 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.56 1.32 2012 0.16 0.40 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 1.82 0.76 1.06 0.32
SINCE MAR 1 8.16 8.46 -0.30 9.15
SINCE JAN 1 18.94 15.09 3.85 17.91
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 5 4 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 24 -14 0
SINCE MAR 1 693 892 -199 636
SINCE JUL 1 3991 4264 -273 3630
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 9
MONTH TO DATE 13 10 3 31
SINCE MAR 1 82 45 37 85
SINCE JAN 1 82 45 37 85
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96
LOWEST 53
AVERAGE 75
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1932
1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 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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