905  
CDUS41 KRLX 010726  
CLIEKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
326 AM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 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 53 2:27 PM 87 1899 70 -17 77  
MINIMUM 35 11:55 PM 24 1977 42 -7 57  
AVERAGE 44 56 -12 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 1.90 1966 0.14 -0.04 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 4.10 -1.82 4.85  
SINCE MAR 1 7.01 8.08 -1.07 7.10  
SINCE JAN 1 12.49 14.70 -2.21 16.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1925 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.3 -2.3 T  
SINCE MAR 1 4.8 13.7 -8.9 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 64.3 68.9 -4.6 65.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 9 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 246 413 -167 343  
SINCE MAR 1 748 1157 -409 928  
SINCE JUL 1 4989 5221 -232 5040  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 22 5 17 25  
SINCE MAR 1 23 5 18 25  
SINCE JAN 1 23 5 18 25    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 56  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 88 1942  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 1969  
1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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