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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
428 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2018

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...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2018 TO 11/30/2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   09/03/1953
 LOW               -8   11/29/1930
HIGHEST            90   09/04                         88
LOWEST             14   11/11                         16
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.3              63.7    -0.4     66.9
AVG. MINIMUM     44.6              39.9     4.7     41.1
MEAN             53.9              51.8     2.1     54.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.1     0.9        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      2               1.5     0.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     30              27.3     2.7       26
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.33R  2018
 MINIMUM         1.98   1908
TOTALS          18.33              9.86    8.47     9.27
DAILY AVG.       0.20              0.11    0.09     0.10
DAYS >= .01        49              35.8    13.2       28
DAYS >= .10        36              21.2    14.8       15
DAYS >= .50        13               6.0     7.0        8
DAYS >= 1.00        5               1.5     3.5        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.43   MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           37.6   1950
 24 HR TOTAL     18.0   11/09/1913 TO 11/09/1913
TOTALS            3.2               5.6    -2.4      0.1
SINCE 7/1         3.2               5.6    -2.4      0.1
DAYS >= TRACE       6               4.3     1.7        3
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.1    -1.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      2.5   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1192              1254     -62     1063
 SINCE 7/1         MM              1284      MM     1085
COOLING TOTAL     207                49     158       82
 SINCE 1/1        832               475     357      544
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/290    DATE  10/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/250    DATE  10/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             43
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         35

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
  0
 31
  1
  0
  0
  0
 31
HAZE                     12

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

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