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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
733 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2020

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020...

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              81   02/20/2018
                        01/15/1932
 LOW              -17   12/30/1917
HIGHEST            80   01/11                         75
LOWEST             13   01/22                          2
AVG. MAXIMUM     50.3              44.9     5.4     48.4
AVG. MINIMUM     31.8              28.0     3.8     30.7
MEAN             41.1              36.4     4.7     39.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      3              14.1   -11.1        7
DAYS MIN <= 32     49              59.2   -10.2       53
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.9    -0.9        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.74   1923
 MINIMUM         4.58   1941
TOTALS          13.16              9.46    3.70    14.66
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.11    0.03     0.16
DAYS >= .01        41              42.8    -1.8       47
DAYS >= .10        29              22.8     6.2       31
DAYS >= .50        10               5.6     4.4        9
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.1    -0.1        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.61   MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           71.2   1996
 24 HR TOTAL     15.5   01/04/1994 TO 01/04/1994
TOTALS            9.3              27.8   -18.5      5.2
SINCE 7/1        10.8              29.2   -18.4      7.2
DAYS >= TRACE      28              20.5     7.5       31
DAYS >= 1.0         3               8.5    -5.5        2
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      3.0   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2162              2570    -408     2274
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3478      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL       5                 1       4        0
 SINCE 1/1          5                 0       5        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/270    DATE  01/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/270    DATE  01/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             32
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         46

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS              0     MIXED PRECIP             0
HEAVY RAIN                 4 RAIN                    18
LIGHT RAIN                42 FREEZING RAIN            0
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN        0     HAIL                     0
HEAVY SNOW                 0 SNOW                     8
LIGHT SNOW                26  SLEET                    0
FOG                       43  FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    9

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

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