153  
CDUS41 KRLX 212113  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
513 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 76 3:59 PM 92 1985 72 4 79  
MINIMUM 30 6:14 AM 24 1926 46 -16 64  
AVERAGE 53 59 -6 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 2002 0.13 -0.13 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.14 2.38 -1.24 4.03  
SINCE MAR 1 4.22 6.52 -2.30 5.58  
SINCE JAN 1 8.92 13.15 -4.23 16.36  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 7 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 110 217 -107 204  
SINCE MAR 1 478 813 -335 658  
SINCE JUL 1 4023 4185 -162 3956  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 76 16 60 43  
SINCE MAR 1 104 21 83 50  
SINCE JAN 1 104 21 83 50    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 25  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1940  
2020  
 
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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