632  
CDUS41 KRLX 210722  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
322 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 56 4:32 PM 91 1976 71 -15 84  
MINIMUM 35 11:59 PM 24 1926 46 -11 63  
AVERAGE 46 59 -13 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.22 1909 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.14 2.25 -1.11 3.91  
SINCE MAR 1 4.22 6.39 -2.17 5.46  
SINCE JAN 1 8.92 13.02 -4.10 16.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1962 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE MAR 1 5.6 6.4 -0.8 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 31.1 31.5 -0.4 29.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 8 11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 98 210 -112 204  
SINCE MAR 1 466 806 -340 658  
SINCE JUL 1 4011 4178 -167 3956  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 76 15 61 36  
SINCE MAR 1 104 20 84 43  
SINCE JAN 1 104 20 84 43    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79  
LOWEST 24  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 PM EDT  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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