000 CXUS51 KRLX 021352 CLMEKN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 943 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ................................... ...THE ELKINS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 99 08/06/1918 LOW 34 08/29/1965 HIGHEST 87 08/21 MM MM 90 08/24 LOWEST 44 08/12 MM MM 49 08/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 79.0 80.4 -1.4 82.9 AVG. MINIMUM 54.5 56.7 -2.2 60.9 MEAN 66.7 68.5 -1.8 71.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.3 -1.3 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 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 10.42 1911 MINIMUM 0.83 1939 TOTALS 1.36 4.26 -2.90 3.72 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.14 -0.10 0.12 DAYS >= .01 11 12.9 -1.9 11 DAYS >= .10 5 8.3 -3.3 7 DAYS >= .50 1 3.1 -2.1 3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.57 08/02 TO 08/02 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 08/31 TO 08/31 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 32 23 9 4 SINCE 7/1 38 38 0 34 COOLING TOTAL 93 126 -33 227 SINCE 1/1 355 373 -18 428 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 18/160 DATE 08/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 26/160 DATE 08/27 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 8 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$