980  
CDUS41 KRLX 020720  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
320 AM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 66 2:32 PM 86 1962 69 -3 81  
2019  
MINIMUM 32 5:30 AM 29 1939 48 -16 60  
AVERAGE 49 58 -9 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.22 2016 0.14 -0.14 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.14 -0.14 0.07  
SINCE MAR 1 5.37 7.75 -2.38 4.92  
SINCE JAN 1 11.40 14.00 -2.60 16.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2017 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 16 8 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 8 8 0  
SINCE MAR 1 644 1056 -412 828  
SINCE JUL 1 4600 4875 -275 4608  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 6  
SINCE MAR 1 32 16 16 47  
SINCE JAN 1 32 16 16 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86  
LOWEST 20  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1954  
2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 22 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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