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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
309 AM EDT TUE APR 16 2024

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         87   3:06 PM  89    1994  70     17       79
  MINIMUM         66   3:34 AM  25    1957  44     22       53
  AVERAGE         77                        57     20       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1922   0.11  -0.11     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02                      1.68   3.34     1.27
  SINCE MAR 1      8.48                      5.82   2.66     4.16
  SINCE JAN 1     17.24                     12.45   4.79    12.33

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  2014   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.3   -6.3      0.2
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                      31.4  -19.0      3.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        0
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       169    -41      118
  SINCE MAR 1    562                       765   -203      694
  SINCE JUL 1   3556                      4137   -581     3721

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       12                         1     11        1
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        10      5       17
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        15      0       19
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        15      0       20
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    48
 LOWEST     26
 AVERAGE    37

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1922
                                             2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1950


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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