495  
CDUS41 KRLX 090731  
CLIEKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
331 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2026  
   
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 67 4:01 PM 86 1979 72 -5 72  
MINIMUM 31 5:27 AM 23 1974 45 -14 46  
AVERAGE 49 58 -9 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 2020 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 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 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 33  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1979  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1947  
1976  
1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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