CXUS51 KRLX 020137 CLMCRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 937 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 05/10/1930 LOW 26 05/10/1966 HIGHEST 89 05/02 84 05/21 LOWEST 44 05/13 36 05/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 79.2 76.2 3.0 73.7 AVG. MINIMUM 57.7 53.2 4.5 50.6 MEAN 68.4 64.7 3.7 62.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 18 8 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.93 2020 MINIMUM 0.61 1939 TOTALS 4.49 4.93 -0.44 3.56 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.16 -0.02 0.11 DAYS >= .01 17 14.1 2.9 11 DAYS >= .10 10 9.4 0.6 8 DAYS >= .50 3 3.6 -0.6 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.1 -1.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.33 05/26 TO 05/27 1.13 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.6 1989 24 HR TOTAL 0.6 05/07/1989 TO 05/07/1989 SNOW DEPTH 0 TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 T SINCE 7/1 12.4 31.5 -19.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.0 1.0 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 24 HR TOTAL T 05/11 TO 05/11 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 28 104 -76 117 SINCE 7/1 3658 4344 -686 MM COOLING TOTAL 144 94 50 36 SINCE 1/1 198 129 69 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/280 DATE 05/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/280 DATE 05/26 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.59 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 22 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 25 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$