CXUS51 KRLX 020442 CLAEKN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1142 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 99 07/16/1988 08/06/1918 LOW -28 12/30/1917 HIGHEST 91 07/28 91 LOWEST 5 02/04 -5 AVG. MAXIMUM 65.3 64.0 1.3 63.7 AVG. MINIMUM 40.7 39.4 1.3 39.4 MEAN 53.0 51.7 1.3 51.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 3.8 -2.8 3 DAYS MAX <= 32 10 24.4 -14.4 20 DAYS MAX >= 80 77 84 DAYS MIN <= 32 129 136.1 -7.1 140 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 5.5 -5.5 7 DAYS MIN <= 10 2 5 DAYS MIN <= -5 0 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 72.88 1996 MINIMUM 28.38 1930 TOTALS 44.02 47.21 -3.19 55.83 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.13 -0.01 0.15 DAYS >= .01 166 173.2 -7.2 168 DAYS >= .10 105 102.5 2.5 106 DAYS >= .50 27 29.2 -2.2 33 DAYS >= 1.00 6 8.2 -2.2 12 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.26 08/29 TO 08/30 2.75 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 136.6 1996 24 HR TOTAL 19.9 12/19/2009 TO 12/19/2009 TOTALS 22.1 68.9 -46.8 45.3 SINCE 7/1 10.6 19.5 -8.9 MM DAYS >= TRACE 41 38.3 2.7 54 DAYS >= 1.0 7 23.4 -16.4 12 DAYS >= 3.0 1 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 12/19 9 24 HR TOTAL 2.8 01/13 TO 01/14 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4793 5442 -649 5433 SINCE 7/1 1885 2121 -236 MM COOLING TOTAL 514 617 -103 648 SINCE 1/1 514 617 -103 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/230 DATE 04/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/250 DATE 04/01 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 113 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 137 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 100 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 38 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 61 RAIN 91 LIGHT RAIN 185 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 11 LIGHT SNOW 39 SLEET 0 FOG 244 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 85 HAZE 30 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$