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CDUS41 KRLX 010726
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
326 AM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 58 5:25 PM 94 1942 74 -16 82
MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 31 1977 49 -8 62
AVERAGE 50 61 -11 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.49 1966 0.13 -0.13 0.05
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 3.56 -0.62 4.79
SINCE MAR 1 6.02 7.70 -1.68 6.34
SINCE JAN 1 10.72 14.33 -3.61 17.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1963 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 15 5 10 0
MONTH TO DATE 138 273 -135 229
SINCE MAR 1 506 869 -363 683
SINCE JUL 1 4051 4241 -190 3981
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7
MONTH TO DATE 80 30 50 62
SINCE MAR 1 108 35 73 69
SINCE JAN 1 108 35 73 69
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 44
AVERAGE 72
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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 1969
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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