Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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CXUS51 KRLX 032332
CLAEKN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
632 PM EST SAT JAN 03 2026
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...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 99 07/16/1988
08/06/1918
LOW -28 12/30/1917
HIGHEST 92 06/24 96
LOWEST -15 01/21 -7
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.1 64.0 0.1 66.5
AVG. MINIMUM 40.0 39.4 0.6 41.9
MEAN 52.0 51.7 0.3 54.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 8 3.8 4.2 21
DAYS MAX <= 32 28 24.4 3.6 17
DAYS MAX >= 80 105 103
DAYS MIN <= 32 133 136.1 -3.1 115
DAYS MIN <= 0 9 5.5 3.5 2
DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0
DAYS MIN <= -5 6 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 72.88 1996
MINIMUM 28.38 1930
TOTALS 44.91 47.21 -2.30 44.54
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.13 -0.01 0.12
DAYS >= .01 173 173.2 -0.2 168
DAYS >= .10 99 102.5 -3.5 107
DAYS >= .50 28 29.2 -1.2 26
DAYS >= 1.00 7 8.2 -1.2 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.02 01/30 TO 01/31 2.75
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 136.6 1996
24 HR TOTAL 19.9 12/19/2009 TO 12/19/2009
TOTALS 74.6 68.9 5.7 46.6
SINCE 7/1 22.7 19.5 3.2 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 66 38.3 27.7 48
DAYS >= 1.0 24 23.4 0.6 13
DAYS >= 3.0 10 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 15 01/20 11
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5456 5442 14 4670
SINCE 7/1 2128 2121 7 MM
COOLING TOTAL 838 617 221 808
SINCE 1/1 838 617 221 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/260 DATE 02/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 74/270 DATE 02/16
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 124
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 137
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 104
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 51 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 58 RAIN 87
LIGHT RAIN 169 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 15
LIGHT SNOW 63 SLEET 0
FOG 243 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 82
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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