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CDUS41 KRLX 290718
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
318 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 76 4:44 PM 90 1914 73 3 85
1915
MINIMUM 55 3:57 AM 29 1976 48 7 38
AVERAGE 66 61 5 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.34 1.66 2002 0.14 0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 3.30 -1.79 4.63
SINCE MAR 1 4.59 7.44 -2.85 6.18
SINCE JAN 1 9.29 14.07 -4.78 16.96
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1928 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 0 6 -6 3
MONTH TO DATE 118 262 -144 229
SINCE MAR 1 486 858 -372 683
SINCE JUL 1 4031 4230 -199 3981
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 80 26 54 48
SINCE MAR 1 108 31 77 55
SINCE JAN 1 108 31 77 55
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90
LOWEST 50
AVERAGE 70
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 90 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1976
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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