CXUS51 KRLX 012157 CLMEKN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 557 PM EDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 90 04/24/1925 LOW 3 04/10/1985 HIGHEST 84 04/29 86 LOWEST 26 04/22 23 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.1 65.6 1.5 67.6 AVG. MINIMUM 42.2 37.3 4.9 35.8 MEAN 54.6 51.5 3.1 51.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 4 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 10.4 -6.4 12 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.25 1927 MINIMUM 1.02 1971 TOTALS 5.30 4.10 1.20 1.91 DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.14 0.04 0.06 DAYS >= .01 15 15.1 -0.1 8 DAYS >= .10 10 9.5 0.5 5 DAYS >= .50 3 2.5 0.5 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.75 04/02 TO 04/03 0.69 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 24.8 1987 24 HR TOTAL 16.0 04/08/1902 TO 04/08/1902 SNOW DEPTH 17 04/28/1928 TOTALS 0.9 2.3 -1.4 T SINCE 7/1 43.4 68.9 -25.5 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 3 1.8 1.2 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.9 -0.9 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 04/04 0 04/05 24 HR TOTAL 0.5 04/04 TO 04/04 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 309 411 -102 392 SINCE 7/1 4528 5221 -693 MM COOLING TOTAL 7 5 2 1 SINCE 1/1 7 5 2 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/250 DATE 04/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/230 DATE 04/02 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 19 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$