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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
521 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2025

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         76   2:21 PM  95    1930  75      1       81
  MINIMUM         50   6:05 AM  30    1947  51     -1       63
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.95 2008   0.16  -0.16     0.24
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.25   0.58     0.90
  SINCE MAR 1      8.17                      8.95  -0.78     9.73
  SINCE JAN 1     18.95                     15.58   3.37    18.49

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         4     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        36    -17        0
  SINCE MAR 1    702                       904   -202      636
  SINCE JUL 1   4000                      4276   -276     3630

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        7
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        16     -3       49
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        51     31      103
  SINCE JAN 1     82                        51     31      103
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96
 LOWEST     45
 AVERAGE    71

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        28      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2025...........SUNRISE   6:22 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:25 PM EDT
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   6:20 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:26 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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