472  
CDUS41 KRLX 040718  
CLICRW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
318 AM EDT SAT MAY 04 2024  
   
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..THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 2:11 PM 92 1942 74 12 53  
MINIMUM 58 5:16 AM 31 2005 50 8 39  
AVERAGE 72 62 10 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.05 1983 0.15 -0.15 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.44 -0.44 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 8.83 8.14 0.69 5.41  
SINCE JAN 1 17.59 14.77 2.82 13.58  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 19  
MONTH TO DATE 0 15 -15 53  
SINCE MAR 1 636 883 -247 877  
SINCE JUL 1 3630 4255 -625 3904  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 6 12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 72 41 31 23  
SINCE JAN 1 72 41 31 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 38  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 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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