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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV                               
317 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    234 PM  87    1902  68     -3       86       
  MINIMUM         47    602 AM  25    1961  46      1       59       
                                      1897                          
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 2009   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.41  -0.41     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.07                     12.91  -1.84    15.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     72.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        27    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1292                      1135    157      712       
  SINCE JUL 1   5106                      5136    -30     4105       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        10      6       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        10      6       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        23      1939                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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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