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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
527 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 85 3:59 PM 87 1900 74 11 78
2017
MINIMUM 53 1:12 AM 23 1984 47 6 60
AVERAGE 69 60 9 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.36 2018 0.17 -0.17 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 2.90 -2.14 3.16
SINCE MAR 1 7.77 10.98 -3.21 10.26
SINCE JAN 1 13.25 17.60 -4.35 19.16
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 200 125 75 76
SINCE MAR 1 948 1280 -332 1004
SINCE JUL 1 5189 5344 -155 5116
COOLING
TODAY 4 1 3 4
MONTH TO DATE 4 12 -8 17
SINCE MAR 1 27 17 10 42
SINCE JAN 1 27 17 10 42
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 40
AVERAGE 70
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 89 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1955
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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