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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
519 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78  12:53 PM  94    1928  69      9       69        
  MINIMUM         60   3:59 PM  28    1937  45     15       43        
  AVERAGE         69                        57     12       56     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.06          1.90 1936   0.09  -0.03     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.15                      1.50   0.65     1.26     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.39                      4.96   1.43     3.32     
  SINCE JAN 1     39.98                     38.07   1.91    40.31     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        9        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                       101    -67       56        
  SINCE SEP 1     55                       146    -91       68        
  SINCE JUL 1     55                       147    -92       69        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            4                         0      4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        19     16       23        
  SINCE SEP 1    288                       163    125      185        
  SINCE JAN 1   1425                      1154    271     1378        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100                                                        
 LOWEST     62                                                        
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1920                      
                                             1930                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1970                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE   7:36 AM EDT   SUNSET   6:47 PM EDT     
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE   7:37 AM EDT   SUNSET   6:45 PM EDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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