CXUS51 KRLX 012206 CLSEKN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 506 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... 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 78 01/29/1914 LOW -28 12/30/1917 HIGHEST 67 02/08 72 LOWEST -7 01/22 -5 AVG. MAXIMUM 47.3 43.9 3.4 49.2 AVG. MINIMUM 26.3 22.0 4.3 27.0 MEAN 36.8 33.0 3.8 38.1 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 20.9 -9.9 9 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 69 74.4 -5.4 64 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 5.2 -3.2 2 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 6 DAYS MIN <= -5 1 1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 16.87 1906-1907 MINIMUM 5.52 1976-1977 TOTALS 10.51 10.19 0.32 9.52 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.11 DAYS >= .01 51 49.1 1.9 44 DAYS >= .10 28 25.1 2.9 26 DAYS >= .50 6 5.3 0.7 7 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.3 -1.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.20 1.30 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 100.4 2009-2010 24 HR TOTAL 19.9 12/19/2009 TO 12/19/2009 TOTALS 40.0 50.2 -10.2 9.1 SINCE 7/1 41.6 55.2 -13.6 MM DAYS >= TRACE 33 27.6 5.4 MM DAYS >= 1.0 10 17.0 -7.0 MM DAYS >= 3.0 4 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11 01/20 2 24 HR TOTAL MM 2.8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2550 2883 -333 2405 SINCE 7/1 3650 4121 -471 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/300 DATE 02/28 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/290 DATE 02/28 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 26 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 23 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 42 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 22 LIGHT RAIN 42 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 8 LIGHT SNOW 34 SLEET 1 FOG 58 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9 HAZE 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$