051  
CDUS41 KRLX 210833  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
333 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 25 4:42 PM 77 1920 44 -19 20  
MINIMUM 10 8:09 AM -15 1985 26 -16 1  
AVERAGE 18 35 -17 11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 1979 0.11 -0.11 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.11 -1.24 2.20  
SINCE DEC 1 3.40 5.67 -2.27 6.28  
SINCE JAN 1 0.87 2.11 -1.24 2.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 11.7 1978 0.4 -0.4 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 6.7 -5.6 17.9  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 11.7 -0.4 20.1  
SINCE JUL 1 14.9 13.8 1.1 21.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 47 30 17 54  
MONTH TO DATE 574 598 -24 782  
SINCE DEC 1 1431 1414 17 1553  
SINCE JUL 1 2234 2289 -55 2215  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76  
LOWEST 25  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 76 1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -15 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM EST SUNSET 5:37 PM EST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:39 AM EST SUNSET 5:38 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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