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CDUS41 KRLX 300741
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
341 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 66 2:58 PM 90 1996 74 -8 85
MINIMUM 53 10:29 PM 29 1976 49 4 58
AVERAGE 60 61 -1 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.43R 1.17 2020 0.13 1.30 0.11
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 3.43 -0.49 4.74
SINCE MAR 1 6.02 7.57 -1.55 6.29
SINCE JAN 1 10.72 14.20 -3.48 17.07
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 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 5 6 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 123 268 -145 229
SINCE MAR 1 491 864 -373 683
SINCE JUL 1 4036 4236 -200 3981
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7
MONTH TO DATE 80 28 52 55
SINCE MAR 1 108 33 75 62
SINCE JAN 1 108 33 75 62
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 84
AVERAGE 92
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 31 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 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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