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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

307 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2026...



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2026





WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      

                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     

                                                  NORMAL           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         63   5:05 PM  92    1942  74    -11       72        

  MINIMUM         32   6:00 AM  31    2005  50    -18       58        

  AVERAGE         48                        62    -14       65     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.05 1983   0.15  -0.13     0.64     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.44  -0.42     1.26     

  SINCE MAR 1      6.04                      8.14  -2.10     7.60     

  SINCE JAN 1     10.74                     14.77  -4.03    18.38     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       17                         5     12        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   50                        15     35        0        

  SINCE MAR 1    556                       883   -327      683        

  SINCE JUL 1   4101                      4255   -154     3981        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       13        

  SINCE MAR 1    108                        41     67       82        

  SINCE JAN 1    108                        41     67       82        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST   100                                                        

 LOWEST     26                                                        

 AVERAGE    63                                                        



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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1919                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1986                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  4 2026...........SUNRISE   6:26 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:21 PM EDT     

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   6:25 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:22 PM EDT     





-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.

R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.

MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.

T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.









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