000 CXUS51 KRLX 021352 CLMCRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 943 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 108 08/06/1918 LOW 41 08/29/1965 HIGHEST 91 08/21 MM MM 104 08/16 08/20 LOWEST 53 08/12 MM MM 56 08/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 83.7 83.5 0.2 91.3 AVG. MINIMUM 61.9 61.7 0.2 67.5 MEAN 72.8 72.6 0.2 79.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 5.1 -1.1 21 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.54 1958 MINIMUM 0.66 1957 TOTALS 2.97 4.11 -1.14 2.82 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.13 -0.03 0.09 DAYS >= .01 9 11.1 -2.1 9 DAYS >= .10 7 7.3 -0.3 5 DAYS >= .50 3 3.1 -0.1 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.96 08/26 TO 08/27 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 >= TRACE 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 08/31 TO 08/31 08/31 TO 08/31 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 3 -3 0 SINCE 7/1 0 11 -11 0 COOLING TOTAL 252 254 -2 454 SINCE 1/1 845 844 1 1200 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 0/070 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/330 DATE 08/05 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/330 DATE 08/05 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 27 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12 HAZE 14 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$