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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1106 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2022

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2022

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           94   06/28                          96
LOWEST            10   02/21                          13
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.3               66.8     0.5     67.6
AVG. MINIMUM    46.1               45.5     0.6     47.0
MEAN            56.7               56.1     0.6     57.3
DAYS MAX >= 90    22               23.6    -1.6       32
DAYS MAX <= 32    10               15.1    -5.1        5
DAYS MAX >= 80   120                                 115
DAYS MAX >= 100    0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32    95               94.3     0.7       79
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 10     0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       67.05   2018
 MINIMUM       26.13   1930
TOTALS         38.81              46.24   -7.43    50.40
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.13   -0.02     0.14
DAYS >= .01      148              151.0    -3.0      162
DAYS >= .10       85               92.5    -7.5      105
DAYS >= .50       21               30.8    -9.8       37
DAYS >= 1.00       7                9.6    -2.6        8
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.23                                2.20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         106.0   1996
 24 HR TOTAL    17.1   03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993
TOTALS          14.5               31.5   -17.0     18.5
SINCE 7/1        0.2                7.1    -6.9       MM
DAYS >= TRACE     35               23.9    11.1       35
DAYS >= 1.0        8                9.6    -1.6        6
DAYS >= 3.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   02/20                           4
 24 HR TOTAL     0.2                                 5.4

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4154               4353    -199     4021
 SINCE 7/1      1378               1690    -312       MM
COOLING TOTAL   1256               1162      94     1313
 SINCE 1/1      1256               1160      96       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/240    DATE  05/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/300    DATE  08/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.56
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           81
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            179
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        105

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             45     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               19     RAIN                      53
LIGHT RAIN              172     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN         12     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               36     SLEET                      7
FOG                     253     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     47
HAZE                     28

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

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