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CDUS41 KRLX 090731
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
331 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 70 5:25 PM 95 1930 75 -5 76
MINIMUM 35 4:12 AM 30 1947 51 -16 50
AVERAGE 53 63 -10 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 2008 0.16 -0.16 0.05
MONTH TO DATE 0.62 1.25 -0.63 1.88
SINCE MAR 1 6.64 8.95 -2.31 8.22
SINCE JAN 1 11.34 15.58 -4.24 19.00
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 12 4 8 2
MONTH TO DATE 88 36 52 19
SINCE MAR 1 594 904 -310 702
SINCE JUL 1 4139 4276 -137 4000
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 16 -12 13
SINCE MAR 1 112 51 61 82
SINCE JAN 1 112 51 61 82
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 28
AVERAGE 64
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 96 1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 PM EDT
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 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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