890  
CDUS41 KRLX 300741  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
341 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 69 3:35 PM 85 1996 69 0 82  
2017  
MINIMUM 49 11:59 PM 28 1976 47 2 54  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.54 0.82 1980 0.13 0.41 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 3.43 3.46 -0.03 3.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.38 7.49 -2.11 4.73  
SINCE JAN 1 11.41 13.74 -2.33 16.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1980 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.5 -1.5 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 10.4 -3.6 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 52.8 55.9 -3.1 49.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 8 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 186 349 -163 285  
SINCE MAR 1 611 1039 -428 828  
SINCE JUL 1 4567 4858 -291 4608  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 24 8 16 35  
SINCE MAR 1 32 10 22 37  
SINCE JAN 1 32 10 22 37    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 66  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1961  
2008  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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