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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
540 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         82   3:59 PM  90    1976  71     11       69
                                      2019
  MINIMUM         61   7:17 AM  26    1983  45     16       40
  AVERAGE         72                        58     14       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.54 1938   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.12                      2.02   3.10     1.28
  SINCE MAR 1      8.58                      6.16   2.42     4.17
  SINCE JAN 1     17.34                     12.79   4.55    12.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         8     -8       10
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       194    -66      143
  SINCE MAR 1    562                       790   -228      719
  SINCE JUL 1   3556                      4162   -606     3746

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         1      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        13     24       17
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        18     19       19
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        18     19       20
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87
 LOWEST     23
 AVERAGE    55

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:46 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:44 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:07 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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