CXUS51 KRLX 030454 CLMBKW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1254 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2026 ................................... ...THE BECKLEY WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 85 03/28/2020 LOW -7 03/13/1960 HIGHEST 82 03/22 79 LOWEST 13 03/18 16 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.5 52.5 11.0 59.0 AVG. MINIMUM 39.1 33.1 6.0 35.5 MEAN 51.3 42.8 8.5 47.3 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.3 -1.3 1 DAYS MAX >= 80 2 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 10 16.1 -6.1 16 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 10 0 0 DAYS MIN <= -5 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.84 1935 MINIMUM 0.50 1910 TOTALS 1.95 4.03 -2.08 1.65 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.13 -0.07 0.05 DAYS >= .01 10 16.2 -6.2 10 DAYS >= .10 5 9.1 -4.1 4 DAYS >= .50 2 2.5 -0.5 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.73 03/11 TO 03/12 0.48 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 48.0 1960 24 HR TOTAL 27.7 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993 SNOW DEPTH 30 03/14/1993 TOTALS 6.8 8.9 -2.1 1.0 SINCE 7/1 52.8 54.4 -1.6 49.3 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 T DAYS >= TRACE 7 5.6 1.4 9 DAYS >= 1.0 3 2.8 0.2 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 03/17 MM 24 HR TOTAL 3.5 03/16 TO 03/16 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 425 690 -265 543 SINCE 7/1 4381 4508 -127 4323 COOLING TOTAL 8 2 6 2 SINCE 1/1 8 2 6 2 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/220 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/200 DATE 03/13 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 1 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$