Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
000
CXUS51 KRLX 010850
CLMBKW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
450 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2023
...................................
...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 103 08/11/1926
LOW 33 08/23/1940
HIGHEST 85 08/23 87
08/24
LOWEST 49 08/19 52
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.9 79.9 -1.0 80.0
AVG. MINIMUM 61.4 61.1 0.3 61.6
MEAN 70.2 70.5 -0.3 70.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 16 17
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.09 1940
MINIMUM 0.77 1897
TOTALS 4.27 3.68 0.59 5.22
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.12 0.02 0.17
DAYS >= .01 14 11.5 2.5 14
DAYS >= .10 9 6.8 2.2 10
DAYS >= .50 4 2.4 1.6 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.78 08/28 TO 08/29 1.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4 9 -5 1
SINCE 7/1 4 9 -5 MM
COOLING TOTAL 172 179 -7 188
SINCE 1/1 471 578 -107 MM
..............................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/310 DATE 08/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/320 DATE 08/07
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 11
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$