Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
346 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         78  10:16 AM  92    1962  76      2       76
  MINIMUM         63  11:16 PM  35    1984  53     10       61
  AVERAGE         71                        65      6       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.68          1.54 1945   0.16   0.52      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      2.55   0.86     1.74
  SINCE MAR 1      9.75                     10.25  -0.50    10.57
  SINCE JAN 1     20.53                     16.88   3.65    19.33

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        68    -31       20
  SINCE MAR 1    720                       936   -216      656
  SINCE JUL 1   4018                      4308   -290     3650

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        38     -8       62
  SINCE MAR 1     99                        73     26      116
  SINCE JAN 1     99                        73     26      116
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90
 LOWEST     69
 AVERAGE    80

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:33 PM EDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:34 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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