CDUS41 KRLX 070720 CLIBKW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 320 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 64 12:14 PM 88 1950 70 -6 62 MINIMUM 50 11:59 PM 29 1957 49 1 43 AVERAGE 57 59 -2 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.48 1.39 1984 0.15 0.33 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.89 -0.41 0.59 SINCE MAR 1 5.85 8.50 -2.65 5.44 SINCE JAN 1 11.88 14.75 -2.87 17.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 6.8 10.4 -3.6 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 52.8 55.9 -3.1 49.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 7 1 12 MONTH TO DATE 72 44 28 28 SINCE MAR 1 700 1092 -392 856 SINCE JUL 1 4656 4911 -255 4636 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 8 SINCE MAR 1 32 21 11 49 SINCE JAN 1 32 21 11 49 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 LOWEST 43 AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 85 1924 1949 1959 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1957 1970 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$