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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2013

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    418 PM  91    1962  75      6       75       
  MINIMUM         57    620 AM  34    1984  53      4       53       
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.56 2010   0.16  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.39                      2.55   0.84     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.26                     15.89  -1.63    15.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     25.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        81    -17       30       
  SINCE MAR 1   1097                       975    122      612       
  SINCE JUL 1   4480                      4429     51     3590       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        28      0       59       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        60      7      109       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        60      7      109       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1982                    
                                             1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 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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