Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
597 CXUS51 KRLX 021746 CLSCRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 146 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2024 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 05/10/1930 LOW -5 03/04/1943 HIGHEST 89 05/02 88 05/21 LOWEST 24 03/01 18 AVG. MAXIMUM 71.0 67.5 3.5 67.6 AVG. MINIMUM 48.3 44.3 4.0 42.7 MEAN 59.6 55.9 3.7 55.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.4 -1.4 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 27 17 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 17.7 -6.7 16 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 19.14 2020 MINIMUM 5.73 1969 TOTALS 13.32 12.63 0.69 8.39 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.14 0.00 0.09 DAYS >= .01 42 42.3 -0.3 32 DAYS >= .10 23 26.9 -3.9 20 DAYS >= .50 7 8.3 -1.3 6 DAYS >= 1.00 2 2.4 -0.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.53 04/11 TO 04/12 1.13 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 24.6 1987 24 HR TOTAL 17.1 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993 TOTALS T 6.4 -6.4 0.2 SINCE 7/1 12.4 31.5 -19.1 3.0 DAYS >= TRACE 4 4.4 -0.4 9 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.9 -1.9 0 DAYS >= 3.0 0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 24 HR TOTAL T 0.2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 664 971 -307 941 SINCE 7/1 3658 4344 -686 3968 COOLING TOTAL 198 129 69 59 SINCE 1/1 198 129 69 60 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/280 DATE 05/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/260 DATE 04/02 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 39 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 30 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 17 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 19 LIGHT RAIN 56 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 1 FOG 48 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$