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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV                               
1237 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2008

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...THE BECKLEY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              92   09/14/1998                                    
 LOW               30   09/24/1983                                    
HIGHEST            84   09/14                         91              
                        09/04                                         
LOWEST             46   09/24                         36              
AVG. MAXIMUM     74.4              72.6     1.8     79.0              
AVG. MINIMUM     55.1              53.5     1.6     56.4              
MEAN             64.8              63.1     1.7     67.7              
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        2              
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0              
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.27   1964                                          
 MINIMUM         0.17   1914                                          
TOTALS           1.30              3.23   -1.93     2.02              
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.11   -0.07     0.07              
DAYS >= .01         7              11.1    -4.1        4              
DAYS >= .10         2               6.4    -4.4        3              
DAYS >= .50         1               2.0    -1.0        2              
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.7    -0.7        0              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   09/08 TO 09/09           09/10 TO 09/11       
                        09/09 TO 09/09                    09/30 TO 09/30
                        09/09 TO 09/10                    09/30 TO 09/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM                                            
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0              
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0              
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0              
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   09/30 TO 09/30               0.0              

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      66               115     -49       49              
 SINCE 7/1         99               141     -42       68              
COOLING TOTAL      66                56      10      139              
 SINCE 1/1        449               525     -76      758              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/210    DATE  09/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/210    DATE  09/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                     10                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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