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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
517 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024

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...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         80   3:58 PM  86    1979  72      8       76        
  MINIMUM         62   1:21 AM  23    1974  45     17       60        
  AVERAGE         71                        58     13       68     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.50 1901   0.18  -0.18     0.03     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.34  -0.48     2.73     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.62                      9.42   0.20     8.34     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.38                     16.04   1.34    14.69     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        66    -65      124        
  SINCE MAR 1    879                      1221   -342     1238        
  SINCE JUL 1   4529                      5285   -756     4877        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            6                         1      5        3        
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         3     14        3        
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         8     16        4        
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         8     16        4        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96                                                        
 LOWEST     36                                                        
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1979                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1947                      
                                             1976                     
                                             1980                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:19 PM EDT     
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:20 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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