828  
CDUS41 KRLX 170718  
CLIEKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
318 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 77 11:31 AM 90 1900 73 4 79  
MINIMUM 38 4:08 AM 25 1973 47 -9 59  
AVERAGE 58 60 -2 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.17 3.35 1996 0.18 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 2.73 -1.97 3.09  
SINCE MAR 1 7.77 10.81 -3.04 10.19  
SINCE JAN 1 13.25 17.43 -4.18 19.09  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1937 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 7 6 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 200 119 81 76  
SINCE MAR 1 948 1274 -326 1004  
SINCE JUL 1 5189 5338 -149 5116  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 13  
SINCE MAR 1 23 16 7 38  
SINCE JAN 1 23 16 7 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 43  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1900  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 23 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 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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