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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
517 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 67 3:59 PM 86 1979 72 -5 72
MINIMUM 31 5:27 AM 23 1974 45 -14 46
AVERAGE 49 58 -9 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.50 1901 0.18 -0.18 0.05
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 1.34 -0.87 1.73
SINCE MAR 1 7.48 9.42 -1.94 8.83
SINCE JAN 1 12.96 16.04 -3.08 17.73
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 16 8 8 6
MONTH TO DATE 107 66 41 32
SINCE MAR 1 855 1221 -366 960
SINCE JUL 1 5096 5285 -189 5072
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 7
SINCE MAR 1 23 8 15 32
SINCE JAN 1 23 8 15 32
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 34
AVERAGE 67
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1979
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1947
1976
1980
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 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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