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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
511 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         79    142 PM  88    1996  73      6       76
  MINIMUM         63    532 AM  31    2002  54      9       56
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.04          1.61 1981   0.13  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      2.54  -0.66     2.58
  SINCE MAR 1      9.51                      9.39   0.12    12.20
  SINCE JAN 1     17.18                     15.05   2.13    20.02

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       100     22
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1037    211
  SINCE JUL 1   4650                      4530    120

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         2      4
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        29     -3
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        57     -5
  SINCE JAN 1     53                        57     -4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           900 AM
 LOWEST     60           100 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        32      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.




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