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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
526 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 86 3:42 PM 89 1922 70 16 63
2002
MINIMUM 63 5:53 AM 25 1950 45 18 43
AVERAGE 75 57 18 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.35 1939 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 1.79 -0.94 3.91
SINCE MAR 1 3.93 5.93 -2.00 5.46
SINCE JAN 1 8.63 12.56 -3.93 16.24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 9 -9 12
MONTH TO DATE 66 178 -112 191
SINCE MAR 1 434 774 -340 645
SINCE JUL 1 3979 4146 -167 3943
COOLING
TODAY 10 1 9 0
MONTH TO DATE 68 11 57 11
SINCE MAR 1 96 16 80 18
SINCE JAN 1 96 16 80 18
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84
LOWEST 35
AVERAGE 60
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1962
1980
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 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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