Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
514 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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   3:58 PM  92    1962  76      4       79
                                      1982
  MINIMUM         59   6:27 AM  33    1973  54      5       44
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.04          1.99 1995   0.16  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      2.87  -0.69     2.54
  SINCE MAR 1     11.01                     10.57   0.44     7.37
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     17.20   2.57    15.54

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        3
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        74    -54       91
  SINCE MAR 1    656                       942   -286      915
  SINCE JUL 1   3650                      4314   -664     3942

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         3      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        44     23       20
  SINCE MAR 1    121                        79     42       43
  SINCE JAN 1    121                        79     42       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96
 LOWEST     49
 AVERAGE    73

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      1931
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      2002
                                             2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:34 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:35 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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