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CDUS41 KRLX 172151
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
551 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 86 3:00 PM 101 1988 85 1 90
MINIMUM 71 5:00 AM 48 1979 64 7 68
AVERAGE 79 75 4 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.21 1994 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 9.64 2.16 7.48 0.94
SINCE JUN 1 18.95 12.26 6.69 14.25
SINCE JAN 1 32.31 31.52 0.79 36.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 2 10 -8 13
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
TODAY 14 10 4 14
MONTH TO DATE 217 170 47 187
SINCE JUN 1 817 732 85 971
SINCE JAN 1 1008 861 147 1086
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 63
AVERAGE 80
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 99 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 51 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:44 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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