Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
529 PM EDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         80   3:59 PM  94    1942  74      6       50
  MINIMUM         59   6:57 AM  31    1969  49     10       40
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.45 1909   0.14  -0.14     0.48
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.48
  SINCE MAR 1      8.83                      7.84   0.99     5.31
  SINCE JAN 1     17.59                     14.47   3.12    13.48

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         5     -5       20
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       20
  SINCE MAR 1    636                       873   -237      844
  SINCE JUL 1   3630                      4245   -615     3871

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         2      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        0
  SINCE MAR 1     59                        37     22       23
  SINCE JAN 1     59                        37     22       24
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96
 LOWEST     36
 AVERAGE    66

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:29 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:18 PM EDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:28 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:19 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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