798  
CDUS41 KRLX 280715  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
315 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 4:20 PM 94 1990 73 9 69  
MINIMUM 44 6:17 AM 30 1919 48 -4 39  
1926  
AVERAGE 63 61 2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.48 1973 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 3.16 -1.99 4.63  
SINCE MAR 1 4.25 7.30 -3.05 6.18  
SINCE JAN 1 8.95 13.93 -4.98 16.96  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2017  
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 6 -4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 118 256 -138 226  
SINCE MAR 1 486 852 -366 680  
SINCE JUL 1 4031 4224 -193 3978  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 79 24 55 48  
SINCE MAR 1 107 29 78 55  
SINCE JAN 1 107 29 78 55    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 27  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1914  
1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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