000 CXUS51 KRLX 031956 CLABKW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 255 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ................................... ...THE BECKLEY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2007... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 94 08/16 MM MM LOWEST -2 02/06 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 62.9 60.5 2.4 AVG. MINIMUM 43.5 41.3 2.2 MEAN 53.2 50.9 2.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 6 1.0 5.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 29 26.4 2.6 DAYS MIN <= 32 113 110.6 2.4 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 3.6 -2.6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 37.32 41.03 DAILY AVG. 0.10 10.26 DAYS >= .01 137 161.2 DAYS >= .10 85 92.9 -7.9 DAYS >= .50 21 26.5 -5.5 DAYS >= 1.00 5 6.8 -1.8 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.92 MM STORM TOTAL MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 30.3 56.0 SINCE 7/1 3.1 15.0 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4954 5505 -551 SINCE 7/1 1760 2102 -342 COOLING TOTAL 799 529 270 SINCE 1/1 799 529 270 FREEZE DATES ................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/130 DATE 01/07 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/230 DATE 06/04 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 77 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 51 RAIN 78 LIGHT RAIN 146 FREEZING RAIN 2 LT FREEZING RAIN 9 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 9 SNOW 17 LIGHT SNOW 50 SLEET 0 FOG 246 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 39 HAZE 184 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$