Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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CXUS51 KRLX 012327
CLMBKW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
727 PM EDT SUN OCT 01 2023
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...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 97 09/02/1953
LOW 23 09/29/1942
HIGHEST 85 09/05 83
09/06
LOWEST 46 09/15 36
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.3 74.4 -0.1 71.9
AVG. MINIMUM 55.2 55.0 0.2 53.4
MEAN 64.8 64.7 0.1 62.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 7 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.98 2018
MINIMUM 0.10 2019
TOTALS 5.08 3.20 1.88 2.45
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.11 0.06 0.08
DAYS >= .01 8 10.0 -2.0 10
DAYS >= .10 5 5.6 -0.6 5
DAYS >= .50 3 1.8 1.2 2
DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.9 2.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.89 09/08 TO 09/09 0.93
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 1967
24 HR TOTAL T 09/29/1967
SNOW DEPTH 0
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 62 85 -23 115
SINCE 7/1 66 102 -36 116
COOLING TOTAL 65 76 -11 53
SINCE 1/1 536 654 -118 694
FALL FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 31 09/04/1916
LATEST 27 11/12/2016
NORMAL 10/21
1ST OBS. 2023 --
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 22/240 DATE 09/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 28/200 DATE 09/08
28/120 09/26
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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