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CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
316 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 74 5:31 PM 92 1985 72 2 71
MINIMUM 51 12:53 AM 30 1940 47 4 50
2020
AVERAGE 63 59 4 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.58 1925 0.12 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 2.50 -1.34 4.03
SINCE MAR 1 4.24 6.64 -2.40 5.58
SINCE JAN 1 8.94 13.27 -4.33 16.36
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1993 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001
2021
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 2 7 -5 4
MONTH TO DATE 111 224 -113 208
SINCE MAR 1 479 820 -341 662
SINCE JUL 1 4024 4192 -168 3960
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 76 17 59 43
SINCE MAR 1 104 22 82 50
SINCE JAN 1 104 22 82 50
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83
LOWEST 41
AVERAGE 62
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 90 1985
2001
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 2021
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 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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