CXUS51 KRLX 020442 CLACRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1142 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 108 07/04/1931 08/06/1918 LOW -17 12/30/1917 HIGHEST 92 07/26 95 07/28 09/05 LOWEST 13 02/04 0 AVG. MAXIMUM 68.3 66.8 1.5 66.7 AVG. MINIMUM 46.1 45.5 0.6 44.8 MEAN 57.2 56.1 1.1 55.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 14 23.6 -9.6 20 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 15.1 -13.1 14 DAYS MAX >= 80 104 117 DAYS MAX >= 100 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 81 94.3 -13.3 97 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 2 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 67.05 2018 MINIMUM 26.13 1930 TOTALS 36.87 46.24 -9.37 54.65 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.13 -0.03 0.15 DAYS >= .01 129 151.0 -22.0 140 DAYS >= .10 73 92.5 -19.5 93 DAYS >= .50 25 30.8 -5.8 42 DAYS >= 1.00 5 9.6 -4.6 11 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.17 4.44 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 106.0 1996 24 HR TOTAL 17.1 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993 TOTALS 1.6 31.5 -29.9 33.2 SINCE 7/1 0.5 7.1 -6.6 MM DAYS >= TRACE 28 23.9 4.1 39 DAYS >= 1.0 0 9.6 -9.6 9 DAYS >= 3.0 0 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 01/14 9 24 HR TOTAL 0.8 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3690 4353 -663 4406 SINCE 7/1 1465 1690 -225 MM COOLING TOTAL 968 1162 -194 1157 SINCE 1/1 968 1160 -192 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/230 DATE 03/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/300 DATE 07/28 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.59 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 86 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 156 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 123 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 39 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 30 RAIN 54 LIGHT RAIN 175 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 28 SLEET 9 FOG 250 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 46 HAZE 18 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$