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CDUS41 KRLX 070720  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
320 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 64 12:14 PM 88 1950 70 -6 62  
MINIMUM 50 11:59 PM 29 1957 49 1 43  
AVERAGE 57 59 -2 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.48 1.39 1984 0.15 0.33 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.89 -0.41 0.59  
SINCE MAR 1 5.85 8.50 -2.65 5.44  
SINCE JAN 1 11.88 14.75 -2.87 17.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 10.4 -3.6 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 52.8 55.9 -3.1 49.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 7 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 72 44 28 28  
SINCE MAR 1 700 1092 -392 856  
SINCE JUL 1 4656 4911 -255 4636  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 8  
SINCE MAR 1 32 21 11 49  
SINCE JAN 1 32 21 11 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 43  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 85 1924  
1949  
1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1957  
1970  
1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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