CDUS41 KRLX 060705 CLICRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 305 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 77 4:15 PM 94 1928 75 2 69 MINIMUM 61 11:59 PM 32 1907 50 11 51 AVERAGE 69 62 7 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 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 YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 10 -6 13 SINCE MAR 1 112 45 67 82 SINCE JAN 1 112 45 67 82 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 LOWEST 34 AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1932 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$