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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

518 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026



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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2026...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2026





WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      

                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     

                                                  NORMAL           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         86   1:16 PM  90    1976  71     15       88        

                                      2019                           

  MINIMUM         52   5:55 AM  26    1983  45      7       47        

  AVERAGE         69                        58     11       68     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            T             1.54 1938   0.12  -0.12     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      2.02  -1.17     3.91     

  SINCE MAR 1      3.93                      6.16  -2.23     5.46     

  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                     12.79  -4.16    16.24     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         8     -8        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   66                       194   -128      204        

  SINCE MAR 1    434                       790   -356      658        

  SINCE JUL 1   3979                      4162   -183     3956        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            4                         1      3        3        

  MONTH TO DATE   78                        13     65       14        

  SINCE MAR 1    106                        18     88       21        

  SINCE JAN 1    106                        18     88       21        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    97                                                        

 LOWEST     36                                                        

 AVERAGE    67                                                        



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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1941                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1983                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE   6:46 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM EDT     

APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE   6:45 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:07 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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