CXUS51 KRLX 012206 CLSCRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 506 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... 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 81 02/20/2018 01/15/1932 LOW -17 12/30/1917 HIGHEST 71 02/26 78 LOWEST 6 01/22 0 AVG. MAXIMUM 50.4 46.4 4.0 51.6 AVG. MINIMUM 31.0 28.2 2.8 32.1 MEAN 40.7 37.3 3.4 41.8 DAYS MAX <= 32 7 13.8 -6.8 5 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 53 61.5 -8.5 51 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 2 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 18.74 1922-1923 MINIMUM 4.58 1940-1941 TOTALS 10.92 10.19 0.73 9.42 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.11 DAYS >= .01 44 42.7 1.3 40 DAYS >= .10 25 23.5 1.5 24 DAYS >= .50 7 6.3 0.7 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.82 3.17 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 71.2 1995-1996 24 HR TOTAL 15.5 01/04/1994 TO 01/04/1994 TOTALS 12.4 23.0 -10.6 2.6 SINCE 7/1 12.4 25.1 -12.7 MM DAYS >= TRACE 25 17.9 7.1 MM DAYS >= 1.0 4 7.1 -3.1 MM DAYS >= 3.0 2 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 6 01/20 1 24 HR TOTAL MM 1.7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2191 2496 -305 2072 SINCE 7/1 2994 3419 -425 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 1 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/140 DATE 01/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/320 DATE 01/12 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.63 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 20 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 47 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 20 LIGHT RAIN 46 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 25 SLEET 5 FOG 49 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$