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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
518 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...

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


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    401 PM  87    1996  72     -2       77
  MINIMUM         60    442 AM  33    2002  54      6       59
  AVERAGE         65                        63      2

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.37 1975   0.14  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.84                      2.41  -0.57     2.58
  SINCE MAR 1      9.47                      9.26   0.21    12.20
  SINCE JAN 1     17.14                     14.92   2.22    20.02

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     14.9
  SINCE JUL 1     56.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        96     26
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1033    215
  SINCE JUL 1   4650                      4526    124

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        27     -7
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        55     -9
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        55     -8
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM
 LOWEST     61           500 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   830 PM EDT
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   831 PM EDT


-  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 CAUSING LOSS OF TEMPERATURE DATA ON
APRIL 5 AND 6...ALL SEASONAL AND ANNUAL TOTALS AND DEPARTURES FOR
HDD WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT THOSE DAYS.

ALSO...DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE ON MAY 11 AND
12...ALL MONTHLY...SEASONAL...AND ANNUAL TOTALS AND DEPARTURES FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT DATA FROM THOSE DAYS.



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