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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
510 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2023

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...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             80   11/07/1916
                       11/08/1916
 LOW              -1   11/23/1937
HIGHEST           73   11/08                          79
LOWEST            14   11/29                          18
AVG. MAXIMUM    54.4               53.2     1.2     54.6
AVG. MINIMUM    33.0               34.7    -1.7     36.1
MEAN            43.7               44.0    -0.3     45.3
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                1.4    -0.4        2
DAYS MAX >= 80     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32    17               14.1     2.9       13
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 10     0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.68   2003
 MINIMUM        0.30   1897
TOTALS          1.68               2.80   -1.12     2.55
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.09   -0.03     0.09
DAYS >= .01        8               11.8    -3.8       14
DAYS >= .10        3                6.3    -3.3        5
DAYS >= .50        2                1.8     0.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.71   11/21 TO 11/22               1.21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          32.0   1913
 24 HR TOTAL    13.0   11/10/1913 TO 11/10/1913
 SNOW DEPTH       13   11/01/2012
TOTALS             T                2.3    -2.3      0.2
SINCE 7/1          T                3.7    -3.7      0.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      3                2.8     0.2        4
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0
 24 HR TOTAL       T                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    632                632       0      589
 SINCE 7/1       998               1075     -77       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        7
 SINCE 1/1       545                665    -120       MM

FALL FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST         31   09/04/1916
 LATEST           27   11/12/2016
NORMAL                 10/21
1ST OBS. 2023     31   10/23
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/130    DATE  11/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/270    DATE  11/28

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.32
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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