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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
556 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              88   04/20/1976
                        04/18/1976
 LOW               15   04/07/1982
HIGHEST            85   04/10                14
LOWEST             28   04/03               -11
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.9              64.8     1.1     65.6
AVG. MINIMUM     45.9              45.4     0.5     45.8
MEAN             55.9              55.1     0.8     55.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1
DAYS MIN <= 32      2               2.9    -0.9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.67   1987
 MINIMUM         0.48   1976
TOTALS           4.21              3.34    0.87     5.12
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.11    0.03     0.17
DAYS >= .01        13              13.4    -0.4
DAYS >= .10         8               7.4     0.6
DAYS >= .50         4               2.3     1.7
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.4    -0.4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.22   04/11 TO 04/12

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.9                                  T
SINCE 7/1        56.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= 1.0         0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     273               321     -48
 SINCE 7/1       4528              4430      98
COOLING TOTAL      26                24       2
 SINCE 1/1         27                28      -1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/250    DATE  04/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/180    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     53

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      1
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

REMARKS: DUE TO A POWER FAILURE AND LOSS OF TEMEPATURE DATA ON APRIL
5 AND 6...MONTHLY AND SEASONAL AVERAGES...TOTALS...AND DEPARTURES
FOR HDD AND CDD WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT THESE DAYS.

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