CXUS51 KRLX 012007 CLMEKN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 407 PM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/25/1929 LOW -15 03/02/1978 HIGHEST 76 03/04 75 LOWEST 18 03/01 13 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.0 53.5 5.5 54.5 AVG. MINIMUM 33.7 28.5 5.2 28.6 MEAN 46.4 41.0 5.4 41.5 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 2.0 -2.0 2 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 14 20.5 -6.5 23 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.85 1963 MINIMUM 0.68 1910 TOTALS 3.46 3.98 -0.52 3.70 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.13 -0.02 0.12 DAYS >= .01 14 16.6 -2.6 14 DAYS >= .10 8 10.0 -2.0 9 DAYS >= .50 1 2.4 -1.4 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.98 03/09 TO 03/10 1.17 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 41.6 1999 24 HR TOTAL 16.9 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993 SNOW DEPTH 20 03/21/1936 TOTALS 0.9 11.4 -10.5 5.7 SINCE 7/1 42.5 66.6 -24.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 5 5.8 -0.8 11 DAYS >= 1.0 0 3.6 -3.6 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 2 24 HR TOTAL 0.9 03/10 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 569 744 -175 722 SINCE 7/1 4219 4808 -589 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/250 DATE 03/20 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/230 DATE 03/20 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 1 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$