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CDUS41 KRLX 030814  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
314 AM EST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 36 4:27 PM 74 1930 44 -8 40  
MINIMUM 29 11:59 PM -5 1928 27 2 27  
AVERAGE 33 36 -3 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.58 1919 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.21 -0.09 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 2.65 3.77 -1.12 4.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.12 0.21 -0.09 0.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1918 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 0.6 -0.4 T  
SINCE DEC 1 10.4 5.6 4.8 2.2  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 7.7 6.3 3.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 32 29 3 31  
MONTH TO DATE 68 58 10 60  
SINCE DEC 1 925 874 51 831  
SINCE JUL 1 1728 1749 -21 1493  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 0.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 82  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -5 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM EST SUNSET 5:18 PM EST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:44 AM EST SUNSET 5:19 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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