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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

509 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         77   3:59 PM  94    1928  75      2       69        

  MINIMUM         62   6:11 AM  32    1907  50     12       51        

  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       60     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          1.32 2012   0.16  -0.16     0.57     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.76  -0.72     1.83     

  SINCE MAR 1      6.06                      8.46  -2.40     8.17     

  SINCE JAN 1     10.76                     15.09  -4.33    18.95     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         4     -4        5        

  MONTH TO DATE   56                        24     32       10        

  SINCE MAR 1    562                       892   -330      693        

  SINCE JUL 1   4107                      4264   -157     3991        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            5                         2      3        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    5                        10     -5       13        

  SINCE MAR 1    113                        45     68       82        

  SINCE JAN 1    113                        45     68       82        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    54                                                        

 LOWEST     35                                                        

 AVERAGE    45                                                        



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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1932                      

                                             1941                     

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1968                      





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.









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