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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
517 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         86  12:51 PM 100    1936  85      1       87        
  MINIMUM         65   6:37 AM  47    2024  64      1       67        
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.01          1.94 1987   0.12  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.33                      2.75   7.58     0.94     
  SINCE JUN 1     19.64                     12.85   6.79    14.25     
  SINCE JAN 1     33.00                     32.11   0.89    36.99     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        10     -8       13        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           11                         9      2       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       219     52      255        
  SINCE JUN 1    871                       781     90     1039        
  SINCE JAN 1   1062                       910    152     1154        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                        


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100                                                        
 LOWEST     59                                                        
 AVERAGE    80                                                        

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1903                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      1925                      
                                             2024                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:47 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:11 PM EDT     
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   6:48 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:09 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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