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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
510 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         84    414 PM  85    1998  72     12       69
  MINIMUM         62    513 AM  39    2002  53      9       57
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1996   0.14  -0.14      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.00  -0.19     2.57
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      8.85   0.59    12.19
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     14.51   2.60    20.01

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                         5     -5
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        84     38
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1021    227
  SINCE JUL 1   4650                      4514    136

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        21     -9
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        49    -11
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        49    -10
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    67           300 AM
 LOWEST     28           600 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        82      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1997


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.


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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