940  
CDUS41 KRLX 040707  
CLIBKW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
307 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026  
   
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..THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 59 4:06 PM 87 1902 69 -10 70  
MINIMUM 31 6:09 AM 25 1897 48 -17 53  
1961  
AVERAGE 45 59 -14 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.04 2009 0.15 -0.15 0.48  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.44 -0.44 0.55  
SINCE MAR 1 5.37 8.05 -2.68 5.40  
SINCE JAN 1 11.40 14.30 -2.90 17.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1897 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 20 7 13 3  
MONTH TO DATE 58 23 35 3  
SINCE MAR 1 686 1071 -385 831  
SINCE JUL 1 4642 4890 -248 4611  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 8  
SINCE MAR 1 32 18 14 49  
SINCE JAN 1 32 18 14 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85  
LOWEST 25  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 86 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 23 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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