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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
504 PM EST MON MAR 02 2026
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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 81 02/20/2018
01/15/1932
LOW -17 12/30/1917
HIGHEST 71 12/28 70
LOWEST 2 02/02 -2
AVG. MAXIMUM 43.8 46.4 -2.6 45.0
AVG. MINIMUM 24.8 28.2 -3.4 26.1
MEAN 34.3 37.3 -3.0 35.5
DAYS MAX <= 32 22 13.8 8.2 19
DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 71 61.5 9.5 61
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.74 1922-1923
MINIMUM 4.58 1940-1941
TOTALS 7.23 10.19 -2.96 14.86
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.11 -0.03 0.17
DAYS >= .01 41 42.7 -1.7 42
DAYS >= .10 20 23.5 -3.5 24
DAYS >= .50 3 6.3 -3.3 9
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.82 3.44
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 71.2 1995-1996
24 HR TOTAL 15.5 01/04/1994 TO 01/04/1994
TOTALS 21.9 23.0 -1.1 28.6
SINCE 7/1 25.5 25.1 0.4 29.7
DAYS >= TRACE 36 17.9 18.1 33
DAYS >= 1.0 9 7.1 1.9 12
DAYS >= 3.0 1 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 12/09 8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2742 2496 246 2636
SINCE 7/1 3545 3371 174 3298
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/240 DATE 02/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/260 DATE 02/20
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.69
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 39
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 42
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 2
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 30 FREEZING RAIN 2
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 7
LIGHT SNOW 35 SLEET 3
FOG 54 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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