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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV                               
518 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         84    335 PM  95    1931  75      9       84       
  MINIMUM         64    437 AM  35    2009  54     10       55       
                                      2002                          
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          1.82 1929   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.40                      2.86   0.54     3.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.24                     10.01  -1.77    10.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.27                     16.20  -1.93    15.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        88    -24       30       
  SINCE MAR 1   1097                       982    115      612       
  SINCE JUL 1   4480                      4436     44     3590       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            9                         3      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        34     11       66       
  SINCE MAR 1     84                        66     18      116       
  SINCE JAN 1     84                        66     18      116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        32      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 PM EDT   
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   835 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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