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CDUS41 KRLX 170716
CLICRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
316 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 91 2:34 PM 104 2007 85 6 92
MINIMUM 71 8:30 PM 47 1979 64 7 66
AVERAGE 81 75 6 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 4.23R 1.64 1922 0.11 4.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 9.64 2.05 7.59 0.94
SINCE JUN 1 18.95 12.15 6.80 14.25
SINCE JAN 1 32.31 31.41 0.90 36.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 16 10 6 14
MONTH TO DATE 203 160 43 173
SINCE JUN 1 803 722 81 957
SINCE JAN 1 994 851 143 1072
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
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 61
AVERAGE 81
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 48 1979
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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