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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
841 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2026
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...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2026 TO 5/31/2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 05/19/1996
LOW -15 03/02/1978
HIGHEST 90 05/18 84
LOWEST 10 03/18 14
AVG. MAXIMUM 69.2 64.2 5.0 66.0
AVG. MINIMUM 40.5 37.6 2.9 40.5
MEAN 54.9 50.9 4.0 53.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.1 0.9 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.1 -1.1 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 14 12
DAYS MIN <= 32 22 33.1 -11.1 29
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 10 1 0
DAYS MIN <= -5 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 23.57 1996
MINIMUM 6.24 1976
TOTALS 11.98 13.22 -1.24 13.66
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.14 -0.01 0.15
DAYS >= .01 42 47.7 -5.7 50
DAYS >= .10 28 30.0 -2.0 29
DAYS >= .50 8 8.1 -0.1 9
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.9 0.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.13 05/24 TO 05/25 1.28
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 41.6 1999
24 HR TOTAL 16.9 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993
TOTALS 4.8 13.7 -8.9 1.0
SINCE 7/1 64.3 68.9 -4.6 65.7
DAYS >= TRACE 4 7.6 -3.6 11
DAYS >= 1.0 2 4.5 -2.5 0
DAYS >= 3.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 03/17 T
24 HR TOTAL 2.3 03/16 TO 03/16 0.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 976 1342 -366 1110
SINCE 7/1 5217 5407 -190 5222
COOLING TOTAL 65 43 22 46
SINCE 1/1 65 43 22 46
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/260 DATE 03/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/250 DATE 04/02
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 33
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 40
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 10 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 19 RAIN 24
LIGHT RAIN 53 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 1
FOG 49 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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