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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
520 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         57    407 PM  84    2004  71    -14       75
  MINIMUM         50    140 AM  32    1989  51     -1       61
  AVERAGE         54                        61     -7

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.72          1.61 1965   0.14   0.58     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      1.05   0.46     0.84
  SINCE MAR 1      9.14                      7.90   1.24    10.46
  SINCE JAN 1     16.81                     13.56   3.25    18.28

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           11                         5      6
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        49     26
  SINCE MAR 1   1201                       986    215
  SINCE JUL 1   4603                      4479    124

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        36    -10
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        36     -9
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM
 LOWEST     83          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        84      2005
                                             2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 PM EDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 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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