CXUS51 KLWX 040327 CLMMRB WBCCLMMRB 000 TTAA00 KLWX 010956 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1127 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...CORRECTED THE NORMAL VALUE FOR HEATING DEGREE DAYS... ................................... ...THE MARTINSBURG WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1926 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL ............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 108 08/05/1930 LOW 40 08/30/1986 08/29/1982 HIGHEST 89 08/24 MM MM 08/01 LOWEST 53 08/17 MM MM 08/11 08/09 AVG. MAXIMUM 81.6 86.4 -4.8 85.4 AVG. MINIMUM 59.0 62.9 -3.9 64.7 MEAN 70.3 74.7 -4.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 8.2 -8.2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM MM MM MINIMUM MM MM TOTALS 3.17 3.40 -0.23 4.44 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.11 -0.01 DAYS >= .01 7 9.1 -2.1 DAYS >= .10 5 5.9 -0.9 DAYS >= .50 3 2.3 0.7 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.29 08/28 TO 08/28 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2 7 -5 4 SINCE 7/1 2 7 -5 4 COOLING TOTAL 177 305 -128 322 SINCE 1/1 720 955 -235 928 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/290 DATE 08/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/300 DATE 08/14 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$