817  
CDUS41 KRLX 242143  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
543 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 78 3:56 PM 92 1922 78 0 69  
MINIMUM 60 5:55 AM 32 1963 55 5 49  
AVERAGE 69 66 3 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 1.25 1955 0.16 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.99 3.82 -1.83 4.13  
SINCE MAR 1 8.01 11.52 -3.51 10.47  
SINCE JAN 1 12.71 18.15 -5.44 21.25  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 144 91 53 60  
SINCE MAR 1 650 959 -309 743  
SINCE JUL 1 4195 4331 -136 4041  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 4 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 57 67 -10 42  
SINCE MAR 1 165 102 63 111  
SINCE JAN 1 165 102 63 111    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 5 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 74  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 33 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:39 PM EDT  
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:39 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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