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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
513 PM EDT THU MAY 9 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         75    356 PM  84    2005  71      4       61
                                      2004
  MINIMUM         54    631 AM  32    1980  51      3       49
  AVERAGE         65                        61      4

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.10 2009   0.13  -0.13     0.16
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      1.18   0.39     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      9.20                      8.03   1.17    10.62
  SINCE JAN 1     16.87                     13.69   3.18    18.44

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            0                         5     -5
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        54     20
  SINCE MAR 1   1200                       991    209
  SINCE JUL 1   4602                      4484    118

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        37    -11
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        37    -10
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM
 LOWEST     40           300 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        83      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        24      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 PM EDT
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 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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