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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
529 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         73    355 PM  87    1996  73      0       79
  MINIMUM         62    534 AM  32    2002  54      8       55
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.71          0.78 1980   0.14   0.57     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.72                      2.68   0.04     2.58
  SINCE MAR 1     10.35                      9.53   0.82    12.20
  SINCE JAN 1     18.02                     15.19   2.83    20.02

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                         4     -4
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       104     18
  SINCE MAR 1   1248                      1041    207
  SINCE JUL 1   4650                      4534    116

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         2      1
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        31     -2
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        59     -4
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        59     -3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           100 PM
 LOWEST     73           300 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        84      1970
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   831 PM EDT
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   832 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...ALL SEASONAL AND ANNUAL TOTALS AND DEPARTURES FOR
HDD WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT THOSE DAYS.

ALSO...DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE ON MAY 11 AND
12...ALL MONTHLY...SEASONAL...AND ANNUAL TOTALS AND DEPARTURES FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT DATA FROM THOSE DAYS.

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