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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
506 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         63    303 PM  80    1996  70     -7       79
  MINIMUM         45    728 AM  33    2004  50     -5       63
  AVERAGE         54                        60     -6

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 1979   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.51  -0.51     0.15
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      7.36   0.27     9.77
  SINCE JAN 1     15.30                     13.02   2.28    17.59

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       11                         6      5
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        26      2
  SINCE MAR 1   1154                       963    191
  SINCE JUL 1   4556                      4456    100

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        32     -6
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        32     -5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           800 AM
 LOWEST     32           300 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        81      2010
                                             1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      2011


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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 AND LOSS OF TEMPERATURE DATA ON APRIL 5 AND
6... SEASONAL AVERAGES...TOTALS...AND DEPARTURES FOR
TEMPERATURE...HDD... AND CDD WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT THESE DAYS.


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