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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
237 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT CHARLESTON WV...
4.23 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT CHARLESTON WV YESTERDAY, SETTING A NEW DAILY RAINFALL
RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THE PRIOR RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT
CHARLESTON WAS 4.13 INCHES, WHICH OCCURRED ON AUGUST 3RD, 1958. IN ADDITION,
YESTERDAY WAS THE SECOND WETTEST DAY ON RECORD FOR CHARLESTON REGARDLESS OF MONTH,
WITH THE WETTEST DAY HAVING OCCURRED ON JULY 19, 1961 WHEN 5.60 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL.
GW
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