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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
512 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         79    139 PM  83    2007  71      8       61
  MINIMUM         58    123 AM  24    1966  52      6       46
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.37 1990   0.13   0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.31   0.50     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      8.16   1.28    10.62
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     13.82   3.29    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        0                         5     -5
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        59     15
  SINCE MAR 1   1200                       996    204
  SINCE JUL 1   4602                      4489    113

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        11     -7
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        39     -9
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        39     -8
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           700 PM
 LOWEST     37           200 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        83      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2013...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 PM EDT
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 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...SEASONAL AVERAGES...TOTALS...AND DEPARTURES FOR
TEMPERATURES...HDD...AND CDD WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT THOSE DAYS.


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