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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

320 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         62  10:46 AM  94    1932  75    -13       68        

                                      1941                           

  MINIMUM         52  11:59 PM  31    1968  51      1       49        

  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       59     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.58          1.81 2022   0.16   0.42     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.92  -0.30     1.83     

  SINCE MAR 1      6.64                      8.62  -1.98     8.17     

  SINCE JAN 1     11.34                     15.25  -3.91    18.95     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        6        

  MONTH TO DATE   64                        28     36       16        

  SINCE MAR 1    570                       896   -326      699        

  SINCE JUL 1   4115                      4268   -153     3997        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    4                        12     -8       13        

  SINCE MAR 1    112                        47     65       82        

  SINCE JAN 1    112                        47     65       82        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  RAIN                                                                

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST   100                                                        

 LOWEST     72                                                        

 AVERAGE    86                                                        



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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1930                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1968                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:24 PM EDT     

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   6:22 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:25 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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