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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
519 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2024

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         86   1:30 PM  89    1922  70     16       80
                                      2002
  MINIMUM         57   6:24 AM  25    1950  45     12       48
  AVERAGE         72                        57     15       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.09          2.35 1939   0.11  -0.02     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    5.11                      1.79   3.32     1.28
  SINCE MAR 1      8.57                      5.93   2.64     4.17
  SINCE JAN 1     17.33                     12.56   4.77    12.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         9     -9        1
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       178    -50      119
  SINCE MAR 1    562                       774   -212      695
  SINCE JUL 1   3556                      4146   -590     3722

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         1      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        11     11       17
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        16      6       19
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        16      6       20
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87
 LOWEST     39
 AVERAGE    63

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1962
                                             1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE   6:48 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:04 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:47 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:05 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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