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CDUS41 KRLX 180727  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
327 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 77 2:08 PM 86 1962 72 5 67  
MINIMUM 58 3:44 AM 29 1956 51 7 53  
AVERAGE 68 61 7 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.70 1.83 1963 0.15 0.55 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 3.35 2.58 0.77 1.48  
SINCE MAR 1 8.20 10.19 -1.99 7.38  
SINCE JAN 1 20.16 16.44 3.72 15.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2017 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 0 5 -5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 79 108 -29 54  
SINCE MAR 1 907 1156 -249 877  
SINCE JUL 1 4687 4975 -288 4321  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 22 -5 20  
SINCE MAR 1 58 37 21 42  
SINCE JAN 1 58 37 21 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 33  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1962  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 28 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 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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