Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
749 AM EDT TUE SEP 03 2024
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...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 08/17/1988
LOW 36 08/29/1986
HIGHEST 90 08/30 85
LOWEST 44 08/21 49
08/22
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.9 79.9 2.0 78.9
AVG. MINIMUM 59.7 61.1 -1.4 61.4
MEAN 70.8 70.5 0.3 70.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.2 0.8 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 22 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0
DAYS MIN <= -5 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.09 1940
MINIMUM 1.05 2002
TOTALS 1.22 3.68 -2.46 4.27
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.12 -0.08 0.14
DAYS >= .01 7 11.5 -4.5 14
DAYS >= .10 4 6.8 -2.8 9
DAYS >= .50 0 2.4 -2.4 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.43 08/29 TO 08/29 1.78
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 22 9 13 4
SINCE 7/1 23 9 14 MM
COOLING TOTAL 209 179 30 172
SINCE 1/1 747 578 169 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST 04/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/280 DATE 08/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/270 DATE 08/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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