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CDUS41 KRLX 180720  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
320 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 82 4:09 PM 89 1976 70 12 70  
MINIMUM 59 7:53 AM 26 1962 45 14 33  
1980  
AVERAGE 71 58 13 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.17 1945 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 1.90 -1.05 3.91  
SINCE MAR 1 3.93 6.04 -2.11 5.46  
SINCE JAN 1 8.63 12.67 -4.04 16.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1983 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 8 -8 13  
MONTH TO DATE 66 186 -120 204  
SINCE MAR 1 434 782 -348 658  
SINCE JUL 1 3979 4154 -175 3956  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 74 12 62 11  
SINCE MAR 1 102 17 85 18  
SINCE JAN 1 102 17 85 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 29  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1976  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:45 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 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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