723  
CDUS41 KRLX 180752  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
352 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 85 3:44 PM 86 1962 72 13 77  
MINIMUM 56 4:05 AM 29 1956 51 5 58  
AVERAGE 71 61 10 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.83 1963 0.15 -0.15 0.70  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 2.58 -1.59 3.35  
SINCE MAR 1 6.36 10.19 -3.83 8.20  
SINCE JAN 1 12.39 16.44 -4.05 20.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2017 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 10.4 -3.6 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 52.8 55.9 -3.1 49.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 173 108 65 79  
SINCE MAR 1 801 1156 -355 907  
SINCE JUL 1 4757 4975 -218 4687  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 6 22 -16 17  
SINCE MAR 1 38 37 1 58  
SINCE JAN 1 38 37 1 58    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 33  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1962  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 28 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 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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