CDUS41 KRLX 050715 CLICRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 315 AM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 76 5:42 PM 91 1919 74 2 69 MINIMUM 42 5:51 AM 29 1986 50 -8 51 AVERAGE 59 62 -3 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 6 5 1 5 MONTH TO DATE 56 20 36 5 SINCE MAR 1 562 888 -326 688 SINCE JUL 1 4107 4260 -153 3986 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 LOWEST 40 AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1928 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$