160  
CDUS41 KRLX 060816  
CLIEKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
316 AM EST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 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 53 4:00 PM 67 2004 42 11 27  
MINIMUM 16 7:55 AM -14 1919 21 -5 4  
AVERAGE 35 31 4 16  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.97 1949 0.11 -0.11 0.26  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.52 -0.52 0.50  
SINCE DEC 1 2.63 4.09 -1.46 4.53  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.52 -0.52 0.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.6 1986 0.6 -0.6 2.6  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 4.9 2.9 2.0 8.6  
SINCE DEC 1 22.8 17.4 5.4 16.4  
SINCE JUL 1 27.6 22.4 5.2 22.4  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 34 -4 49  
MONTH TO DATE 30 169 -139 207  
SINCE DEC 1 995 1110 -115 1139  
SINCE JUL 1 2158 2290 -132 2127  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 39  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 68 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -12 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM EST SUNSET 5:13 PM EST  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:38 AM EST SUNSET 5:14 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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