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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

509 PM EDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2026...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.



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)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         74   3:56 PM  91    1919  74      0       69        

  MINIMUM         42   5:51 AM  29    1986  50     -8       51        

  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       60     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.02          1.95 2009   0.16  -0.14      T       

  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.60  -0.56     1.26     

  SINCE MAR 1      6.06                      8.30  -2.24     7.60     

  SINCE JAN 1     10.76                     14.93  -4.17    18.38     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            7                         5      2        5        

  MONTH TO DATE   57                        20     37        5        

  SINCE MAR 1    563                       888   -325      688        

  SINCE JUL 1   4108                      4260   -152     3986        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       13        

  SINCE MAR 1    108                        43     65       82        

  SINCE JAN 1    108                        43     65       82        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST   100                                                        

 LOWEST     40                                                        

 AVERAGE    70                                                        



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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1928                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1907                      





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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