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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
509 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77    358 PM  82    1977  72      5       75
  MINIMUM         61    537 AM  33    1997  53      8       51
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.14 2001   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.14  -0.33     2.57
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      8.99   0.45    12.19
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     14.65   2.46    20.01

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                        88     34
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1025    223
  SINCE JUL 1   4650                      4518    132

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         2      2
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        23     -7
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        51     -9
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        51     -8
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           100 AM
 LOWEST     43           300 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 PM EDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   829 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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