000 CXUS51 KRLX 031335 CLMCRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 833 AM EST WED FEB 3 2010 ................................... ...THE CHARLESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2010... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2010 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 81 01/14/1932 10/07/5881 10/07/5881 LOW -16 01/19/1994 10/07/5881 10/07/5881 HIGHEST 61 01/24 MM MM 64 01/04 LOWEST 4 01/11 MM MM -2 01/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 36.7 42.6 -5.9 39.5 AVG. MINIMUM 23.5 24.2 -0.7 22.9 MEAN 30.1 33.4 -3.3 31.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 14 7.3 6.7 8 DAYS MIN <= 32 21 23.0 -2.0 26 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.0 -1.0 1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.11 1950 MINIMUM 1.05 1896 TOTALS 2.59 3.25 -0.66 5.20 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.10 -0.02 0.17 DAYS >= .01 16 15.8 0.2 16 DAYS >= .10 8 8.2 -0.2 7 DAYS >= .50 2 2.0 0.0 5 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.76 01/24 TO 01/25 01/06 TO 01/07 01/07 TO 01/07[J) 01/07 TO 01/07[J) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 39.5 1978 TOTALS 18.2 13.0 5.2 14.3 SINCE 7/1 35.4 21.5 13.9 20.3 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 MM MM 1 DAYS >= TRACE 15 DAYS >= 1.0 7 4.0 3.0 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5R 01/31 5 01/31 01/08 24 HR TOTAL 4.7 MM 01/07 TO 01/07 01/07 TO 01/07[J) 01/07 TO 01/07[J) DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1073 977 96 1039 SINCE 7/1 2783 2756 27 2804 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/256 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/240 DATE 01/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/230 DATE 01/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 5 LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 0 FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$