CXUS51 KRLX 030454 CLMEKN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1254 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2026 ................................... ...THE ELKINS WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/25/1929 LOW -15 03/02/1978 HIGHEST 85 03/22 81 LOWEST 10 03/18 14 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.7 53.5 10.2 60.5 AVG. MINIMUM 33.5 28.5 5.0 31.2 MEAN 48.6 41.0 7.6 45.9 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.0 -1.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 3 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 13 20.5 -7.5 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 DAYS MIN <= 10 1 0 DAYS MIN <= -5 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.85 1963 MINIMUM 0.68 1910 TOTALS 4.73 3.98 0.75 2.25 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.13 0.02 0.07 DAYS >= .01 15 16.6 -1.6 12 DAYS >= .10 11 10.0 1.0 5 DAYS >= .50 3 2.4 0.6 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.06 03/03 TO 03/04 0.68 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 41.6 1999 24 HR TOTAL 16.9 03/13/1993 TO 03/13/1993 SNOW DEPTH 20 03/21/1936 TOTALS 4.8 11.4 -6.6 1.0 SINCE 7/1 64.3 66.6 -2.3 65.7 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 T DAYS >= TRACE 4 5.8 -1.8 10 DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.6 -1.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 03/17 MM 24 HR TOTAL 2.3 03/16 TO 03/16 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 502 744 -242 585 SINCE 7/1 4743 4808 -65 4697 COOLING TOTAL 1 0 1 0 SINCE 1/1 1 0 1 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/260 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/250 DATE 03/13 44/170 03/15 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 1 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$