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CDUS41 KRLX 202121
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
521 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 87 3:07 PM 96 1934 77 10 74
MINIMUM 65 5:54 AM 32 2002 54 11 53
AVERAGE 76 65 11 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.14 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.35
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 3.18 -2.36 3.93
SINCE MAR 1 6.84 10.88 -4.04 10.27
SINCE JAN 1 11.54 17.51 -5.97 21.05
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 3 -3 1
MONTH TO DATE 140 80 60 38
SINCE MAR 1 646 948 -302 721
SINCE JUL 1 4191 4320 -129 4019
COOLING
TODAY 11 4 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 47 51 -4 40
SINCE MAR 1 155 86 69 109
SINCE JAN 1 155 86 69 109
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 51
AVERAGE 76
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 97 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:35 PM EDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:36 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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