CXUS51 KRLX 020442 CLABKW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1142 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 08/11/1926 07/21/1926 LOW -22 01/21/1985 HIGHEST 88 07/28 90 LOWEST 10 02/04 -6 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.0 62.3 1.7 62.6 AVG. MINIMUM 44.5 43.4 1.1 43.1 MEAN 54.3 52.9 1.4 52.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.2 -1.2 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 9 25.0 -16.0 21 DAYS MAX >= 80 59 64 DAYS MIN <= 32 87 107.0 -20.0 107 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.5 -1.5 2 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0 DAYS MIN <= -5 0 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 57.41 1935 MINIMUM 32.62 1965 TOTALS 40.66 43.54 -2.88 48.27 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.12 -0.01 0.13 DAYS >= .01 145 160.5 -15.5 163 DAYS >= .10 91 93.2 -2.2 104 DAYS >= .50 27 27.0 0.0 33 DAYS >= 1.00 7 7.6 -0.6 9 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.61 02/16 TO 02/17 2.74 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 100.1 1996 24 HR TOTAL 27.7 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993 TOTALS 14.9 55.9 -41.0 35.1 SINCE 7/1 4.1 14.8 -10.7 MM DAYS >= TRACE 37 32.5 4.5 42 DAYS >= 1.0 8 16.6 -8.6 10 DAYS >= 3.0 1 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 01/14 8 24 HR TOTAL 4.3 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4349 5060 -711 5020 SINCE 7/1 1750 1975 -225 MM COOLING TOTAL 545 665 -120 701 SINCE 1/1 545 665 -120 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/260 DATE 04/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/260 DATE 04/01 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 163 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 113 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 89 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 33 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 46 RAIN 81 LIGHT RAIN 160 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 7 LIGHT SNOW 36 SLEET 0 FOG 198 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 38 HAZE 24 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$