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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
840 AM EST WED DEC 02 2020

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2020 TO 11/30/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   09/03/1932
                       09/02/1932
                       09/01/1932
 LOW               6   11/25/1950
                       11/30/1929
HIGHEST           88   09/09                          98
                       09/10
LOWEST            26   11/19                          14
AVG. MAXIMUM    69.9               67.5     2.4     71.6
AVG. MINIMUM    47.4               46.4     1.0     46.7
MEAN            58.6               57.0     1.6     59.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                1.5    -1.5       18
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS MAX >= 80    21                                  MM
DAYS MAX >= 100    0                                  MM
DAYS MIN <= 32    10               13.0    -3.0       16
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 10     0                                  MM

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.71   2018
 MINIMUM        2.94   1953
TOTALS          7.93               9.65   -1.72     9.11
DAILY AVG.      0.08               0.11   -0.03     0.10
DAYS >= .01       27               30.7    -3.7       26
DAYS >= .10       15               18.9    -3.9       19
DAYS >= .50        6                6.6    -0.6        5
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.9     0.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.75   11/11 TO 11/11               1.89

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          25.7   1950
 24 HR TOTAL    12.6   11/24/1950 TO 11/24/1950
TOTALS           0.4                1.4    -1.0      1.5
SINCE 7/1        0.4                1.4    -1.0       MM
DAYS >= TRACE      3                1.6     1.4        2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.4    -0.4        1
DAYS >= 3.0        0                                  MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   2
 24 HR TOTAL     0.4                                 1.5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    711                883    -172      873
 SINCE 7/1       711                885    -174       MM
COOLING TOTAL    157                150       7      365
 SINCE 1/1      1313               1096     217     1514
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/230    DATE  11/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/220    DATE  11/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.53
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           31
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             34
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         26

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      1
FOG                      60     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     12
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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