Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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CXUS51 KRLX 020826
CLACRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
326 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2021
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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2021
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 108 07/04/1931
08/06/1918
LOW -17 12/30/1917
HIGHEST 96 07/16 98
07/21
LOWEST 13 01/22 2
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.6 65.7 1.9 68.9
AVG. MINIMUM 47.0 45.7 1.3 46.8
MEAN 57.3 55.7 1.6 57.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 32 15.9 16.1 54
DAYS MAX <= 32 5 15.4 -10.4 11
DAYS MAX >= 80 115 MM
DAYS MAX >= 100 0 MM
DAYS MIN <= 32 79 87.9 -8.9 88
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.9 -0.9 0
DAYS MIN <= 10 0 MM
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 67.05 2018
MINIMUM 26.13 1930
TOTALS 50.40 44.03 6.37 46.91
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.12 0.02 0.13
DAYS >= .01 162 150.7 11.3 143
DAYS >= .10 105 90.3 14.7 92
DAYS >= .50 37 29.7 7.3 30
DAYS >= 1.00 8 8.2 -0.2 8
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.20 2.35
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 106.0 1996
24 HR TOTAL 17.1 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993
TOTALS 18.5 36.4 -17.9 9.0
SINCE 7/1 9.2 8.1 1.1 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 35 26.6 8.4 43
DAYS >= 1.0 6 10.9 -4.9 3
DAYS >= 3.0 0 MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 12/25 2
24 HR TOTAL 5.4 2.6
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4021 4480 -459 4001
SINCE 7/1 1560 1740 -180 MM
COOLING TOTAL 1313 1097 216 1514
SINCE 1/1 1313 1097 216 1514
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/230 DATE 11/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/270 DATE 01/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.61
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 71
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 171
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 124
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 47 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 23 RAIN 61
LIGHT RAIN 184 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 8
LIGHT SNOW 34 SLEET 4
FOG 227 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 40
HAZE 14
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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