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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
519 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         55    432 PM  83    2011  71    -16       74
                                      2000
  MINIMUM         41   1154 PM  36    1960  52    -11       45
  AVERAGE         48                        62    -14

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.82 1974   0.14  MM        0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.58   0.23     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      8.43   1.01    10.62
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     14.09   3.02    18.44

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       17                         5     12
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        69     26
  SINCE MAR 1   1221                      1006    215
  SINCE JUL 1   4623                      4499    124

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        15    -11
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        43    -13
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        43    -12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           100 AM
 LOWEST     32           500 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        83      2010
                                             2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 PM EDT
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 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 AVERAGES...TOTALS...AND DEPARTURES FOR
TEMPERATURES...HDD...AND CDD 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 THESE DATES.


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