302  
CDUS41 KRLX 070720  
CLIEKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
320 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 68 12:43 AM 88 1999 72 -4 61  
MINIMUM 49 11:59 PM 25 1910 44 5 47  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.43 1.49 2022 0.17 0.26 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 0.99 -0.55 1.65  
SINCE MAR 1 7.45 9.07 -1.62 8.75  
SINCE JAN 1 12.93 15.69 -2.76 17.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1989 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 6 8 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 76 50 26 20  
SINCE MAR 1 824 1205 -381 948  
SINCE JUL 1 5065 5269 -204 5060  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 7  
SINCE MAR 1 23 6 17 32  
SINCE JAN 1 23 6 17 32    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 85 1979  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 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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