Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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CXUS51 KRLX 012205
CLMEKN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
605 PM EDT WED NOV 01 2023
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...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 90 10/03/2019
10/01/2019
LOW 11 10/21/1952
HIGHEST 82 10/04 78
LOWEST 30 10/23 24
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.8 66.3 -0.5 63.5
AVG. MINIMUM 42.7 39.1 3.6 33.9
MEAN 54.3 52.7 1.6 48.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 8.6 -5.6 16
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.43 1954
MINIMUM 0.26 1924
TOTALS 2.90 3.08 -0.18 3.16
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.10 -0.01 0.10
DAYS >= .01 13 11.4 1.6 10
DAYS >= .10 8 6.6 1.4 5
DAYS >= .50 2 2.1 -0.1 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.66 10/06 TO 10/07 2.15
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 18.0 2012
24 HR TOTAL 10.0 10/30/2012 TO 10/30/2012
SNOW DEPTH 14 10/30/2012
TOTALS 0.4 0.9 -0.5 T
SINCE 7/1 0.4 0.9 -0.5 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.4 0.6 2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.4 10/31 TO 10/31 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 328 388 -60 500
SINCE 7/1 402 500 -98 MM
COOLING TOTAL 4 7 -3 0
SINCE 1/1 514 617 -103 MM
FALL FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 31 09/14/1985
09/14/1953
LATEST 26 11/03/2021
NORMAL 10/12
1ST OBS. 2023 32 10/11
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 20/260 DATE 10/14
20/310 10/21
20/230 10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 30/250 DATE 10/20
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 26 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12
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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