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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         80    121 PM  89    2006  72      8       78
  MINIMUM         57    511 AM  35    1973  53      4       56
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.40 2001   0.13  -0.13     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.27  -0.46     2.58
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      9.12   0.32    12.20
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     14.78   2.33    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                        92     30
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1029    219
  SINCE JUL 1   4650                      4522    128

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         2      2
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        25     -5
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        53     -7
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        53     -6
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM
 LOWEST     33           100 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   829 PM EDT
MAY 18 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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