CXUS51 KRLX 012157 CLMBKW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 557 PM EDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 04/26/1949 04/25/1925 04/24/1925 LOW 8 04/01/1923 HIGHEST 83 04/29 83 LOWEST 27 04/07 27 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.2 64.4 1.8 66.8 AVG. MINIMUM 46.3 42.6 3.7 42.4 MEAN 56.3 53.5 2.8 54.6 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 3 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 5.6 -1.6 2 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.07 1910 MINIMUM 0.28 1976 TOTALS 2.86 3.58 -0.72 3.27 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.12 -0.02 0.11 DAYS >= .01 15 14.1 0.9 11 DAYS >= .10 8 8.3 -0.3 7 DAYS >= .50 1 2.2 -1.2 3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.81 04/02 TO 04/03 1.02 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 18.6 1987 24 HR TOTAL 13.1 04/03/1987 TO 04/03/1987 SNOW DEPTH 15 04/06/1987 04/05/1987 TOTALS 0.8 1.5 -0.7 T SINCE 7/1 23.6 55.9 -32.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 2 1.5 0.5 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 04/05 0 04/04 24 HR TOTAL 0.6 04/04 TO 04/04 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 280 358 -78 319 SINCE 7/1 4267 4866 -599 MM COOLING TOTAL 22 13 9 14 SINCE 1/1 22 15 7 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/330 DATE 04/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/320 DATE 04/02 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$