000 CXUS51 KRLX 031952 CLACRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 251 PM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2007... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 104 08/16 MM MM LOWEST -1 02/06 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 68.5 65.7 2.8 AVG. MINIMUM 46.0 44.2 1.8 MEAN 57.3 55.0 2.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 54 20.0 34.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 16 17.2 -1.2 DAYS MIN <= 32 100 97.9 2.1 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 1.2 -0.2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 37.43 42.53 DAILY AVG. 0.10 10.63 DAYS >= .01 136 154.1 DAYS >= .10 69 93.7 -24.7 DAYS >= .50 27 29.2 -2.2 DAYS >= 1.00 8 8.1 -0.1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.12 MM STORM TOTAL MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 20.2 31.2 SINCE 7/1 3.6 8.5 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4174 4502 -328 SINCE 7/1 1488 1779 -291 COOLING TOTAL 1506 978 528 SINCE 1/1 1506 978 528 FREEZE DATES ................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/260 DATE 07/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 76/250 DATE 07/26 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 42 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 46 RAIN 64 LIGHT RAIN 143 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 4 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 19 LIGHT SNOW 44 SLEET 3 FOG 211 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 44 HAZE 98 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$