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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
316 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 86 2:28 PM 92 1987 82 4 89
MINIMUM 68 12:29 AM 42 1929 59 9 59
1979
AVERAGE 77 70 7 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 2.35R 1.79 1934 0.12 2.23 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.60 2.23 5.37 1.14
SINCE JUN 1 17.36 12.70 4.66 10.75
SINCE JAN 1 34.82 32.54 2.28 33.31
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 32 42 -10 26
SINCE JUL 1 0 6 -6 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 6 6 9
MONTH TO DATE 150 96 54 92
SINCE JUN 1 574 423 151 666
SINCE JAN 1 639 466 173 712
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 68
AVERAGE 84
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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:35 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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