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CDUS41 KRNK 032104
CLIBLF

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
506 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         68    118 PM  89    2010  69     -1       84
  MINIMUM         51    701 AM  31    1963  50      1       65
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 2002   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.25  -0.25     0.15
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      7.10   0.53     9.77
  SINCE JAN 1     15.30                     12.76   2.54    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        5                         7     -2
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        14     -5
  SINCE MAR 1   1135                       951    184
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      4444     93

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        30     -4
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        30     -3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM
 LOWEST     52           100 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      2005
                                             1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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