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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
512 PM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         72    357 PM  86    1985  72      0       71
  MINIMUM         39    432 AM  33    1996  53    -14       58
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.70 1991   0.15  -0.15     1.29
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.86  -0.05     2.57
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      8.71   0.73    12.19
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     14.37   2.74    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            9                         5      4
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        79     43
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1016    232
  SINCE JUL 1   4650                      4509    141

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        19    -15
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        47    -17
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        47    -16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


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    64           400 AM
 LOWEST     24           100 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        39      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 PM EDT
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   827 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 AND
CDD WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT DATA FROM 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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