893 CDUS41 KRLX 312216 CLIBKW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 516 PM EST MON DEC 31 2018 ................................... ...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2018... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 57 340 PM 71 1972 40 17 14 1951 MINIMUM 45 819 AM -14 1899 23 22 2 AVERAGE 51 31 20 8 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.31 1.67 1975 0.09 0.22 T MONTH TO DATE 4.62 3.00 1.62 1.90 SINCE DEC 1 4.62 3.00 1.62 1.90 SINCE JAN 1 57.17 41.19 15.98 43.01 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 14 34 -20 57 MONTH TO DATE 841 953 -112 996 SINCE DEC 1 841 953 -112 996 SINCE JUL 1 1973 2093 -120 1979 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 933 557 376 594 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 800 AM LOWEST 60 1200 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 72 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -2 1977 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2018......SUNRISE 740 AM EST SUNSET 515 PM EST JANUARY 1 2019.......SUNRISE 740 AM EST SUNSET 516 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$