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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
526 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2024

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61   3:52 PM  90    1921  58      3       51        
  MINIMUM         46   6:33 AM  15    1923  36     10       18        
  AVERAGE         54                        47      7       35     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.90 1989   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      2.76  -0.68     1.04     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      2.76  -0.68     1.04     
  SINCE JAN 1     10.84                      9.39   1.45     9.21     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           11                        18     -7       30        
  MONTH TO DATE  272                       420   -148      449        
  SINCE MAR 1    272                       420   -148      449        
  SINCE JUL 1   3266                      3792   -526     3476        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        1        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    37                                                        
 LOWEST     21                                                        
 AVERAGE    29                                                        

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         9      1965                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE   7:29 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:39 PM EDT     
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE   7:27 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:40 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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