Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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CXUS51 KRLX 020442
CLACRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1142 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 108 07/04/1931
08/06/1918
LOW -17 12/30/1917
HIGHEST 92 07/26 95
07/28
09/05
LOWEST 13 02/04 0
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.3 66.8 1.5 66.7
AVG. MINIMUM 46.1 45.5 0.6 44.8
MEAN 57.2 56.1 1.1 55.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 14 23.6 -9.6 20
DAYS MAX <= 32 2 15.1 -13.1 14
DAYS MAX >= 80 104 117
DAYS MAX >= 100 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 81 94.3 -13.3 97
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 2
DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 67.05 2018
MINIMUM 26.13 1930
TOTALS 36.87 46.24 -9.37 54.65
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.13 -0.03 0.15
DAYS >= .01 129 151.0 -22.0 140
DAYS >= .10 73 92.5 -19.5 93
DAYS >= .50 25 30.8 -5.8 42
DAYS >= 1.00 5 9.6 -4.6 11
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.17 4.44
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 106.0 1996
24 HR TOTAL 17.1 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993
TOTALS 1.6 31.5 -29.9 33.2
SINCE 7/1 0.5 7.1 -6.6 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 28 23.9 4.1 39
DAYS >= 1.0 0 9.6 -9.6 9
DAYS >= 3.0 0 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 01/14 9
24 HR TOTAL 0.8 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3690 4353 -663 4406
SINCE 7/1 1465 1690 -225 MM
COOLING TOTAL 968 1162 -194 1157
SINCE 1/1 968 1160 -192 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/230 DATE 03/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/300 DATE 07/28
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.59
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 86
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 156
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 123
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 39 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 30 RAIN 54
LIGHT RAIN 175 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 28 SLEET 9
FOG 250 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 46
HAZE 18
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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