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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
759 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2026
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 05/19/1996
LOW 20 05/03/1978
05/07/1970
05/10/1966
HIGHEST 90 05/18 84
LOWEST 28 05/03 32
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.9 73.4 -1.5 70.6
AVG. MINIMUM 45.6 47.0 -1.4 48.7
MEAN 58.7 60.2 -1.5 59.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.1 0.9 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 4 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 2.1 1.9 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.76 1996
MINIMUM 1.16 1939
TOTALS 4.97 5.14 -0.17 6.56
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.17 -0.01 0.21
DAYS >= .01 14 16.0 -2.0 21
DAYS >= .10 9 10.5 -1.5 13
DAYS >= .50 4 3.2 0.8 3
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.9 1.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.13 05/24 TO 05/25 1.26
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 1.5 2020
24 HR TOTAL 1.5 05/08/2020 TO 05/08/2020
SNOW DEPTH 1 05/09/2020
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 64.3 68.9 -4.6 65.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 228 187 41 182
SINCE 7/1 5217 5407 -190 5222
COOLING TOTAL 42 38 4 21
SINCE 1/1 65 43 22 46
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/220 DATE 05/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/220 DATE 05/13
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 20 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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