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CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
517 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 75 3:49 PM 90 1911 75 0 68
1930
1979
MINIMUM 40 5:37 AM 32 1938 52 -12 57
AVERAGE 58 64 -6 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.92 2010 0.16 -0.16 0.16
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.90 -1.27 2.04
SINCE MAR 1 6.65 9.60 -2.95 8.38
SINCE JAN 1 11.35 16.23 -4.88 19.16
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 7 4 3 2
MONTH TO DATE 108 52 56 37
SINCE MAR 1 614 920 -306 720
SINCE JUL 1 4159 4292 -133 4018
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 26 -22 13
SINCE MAR 1 112 61 51 82
SINCE JAN 1 112 61 51 82
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 27
AVERAGE 64
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 1982
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1938
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 PM EDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 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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