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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
527 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026

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...THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         81   3:25 PM 100    1903  85     -4       88        
  MINIMUM         63   6:22 AM  49    1925  63      0       66        
                                      2024                           
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.27 1942   0.11  -0.11      T       
  MONTH TO DATE   10.33                      2.86   7.47     0.94     
  SINCE JUN 1     19.64                     12.96   6.68    14.25     
  SINCE JAN 1     33.00                     32.22   0.78    36.99     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        10     -8       13        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            7                         9     -2       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       228     50      267        
  SINCE JUN 1    878                       790     88     1051        
  SINCE JAN 1   1069                       919    150     1166        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100                                                        
 LOWEST     45                                                        
 AVERAGE    73                                                        

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THE CHARLESTON WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1903                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1951                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   6:48 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:09 PM EDT     
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   6:49 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:08 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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