Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
333 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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         72   3:54 PM  86    1900  71      1       62
                                      2018
  MINIMUM         56  10:35 PM  30    1910  51      5       56
  AVERAGE         64                        61      3       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.16 2014   0.15  -0.12     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      2.27  -0.93     1.81
  SINCE MAR 1      7.24                      9.88  -2.64     7.56
  SINCE JAN 1     15.36                     16.13  -0.77    14.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1997   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                      10.4   -8.9      3.0
  SINCE JUL 1     23.6                      55.9  -32.3     11.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        6
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        98    -50      110
  SINCE MAR 1    871                      1146   -275     1083
  SINCE JUL 1   4315                      4965   -650     4509

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        18      2        8
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        33      9       22
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        33      9       22
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96
 LOWEST     59
 AVERAGE    78

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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        85      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:29 PM EDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:30 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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