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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
120 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1909 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70   2:13 PM  83    1955  64      6       58
                                      1976
  MINIMUM         56  11:52 PM  19    1956  43     13       38
  AVERAGE         63                        53     10       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.55 1998   0.12  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.11                      1.96   2.15     1.68
  SINCE MAR 1      7.23                      5.80   1.43     4.68
  SINCE JAN 1     14.98                     11.73   3.25    12.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       0.8   -0.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       7.3   -6.4      0.5
  SINCE JUL 1     21.0                      34.5  -13.5      9.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                        12    -10       17
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       249    -42      187
  SINCE MAR 1    770                       957   -187      856
  SINCE JUL 1   4302                      4865   -563     4369

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        4
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         1      5        4
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         1      5        4
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     37           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        88      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:45 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:03 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:44 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:04 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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