994  
CDUS41 KRLX 170728  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
328 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 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)  
YESTERDAY T 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  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1935 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE MAR 1 5.6 6.3 -0.7 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 31.1 31.4 -0.3 29.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84  
LOWEST 35  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1962  
1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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