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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
515 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         55    301 PM  83    2011  71    -16       74
                                      2000
  MINIMUM         43    710 AM  36    1960  52     -9       45
  AVERAGE         49                        62    -13

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.82 1974   0.14  MM        0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.58   0.23     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      8.43   1.01    10.62
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     14.09   3.02    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           16                         5     11
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        69     25
  SINCE MAR 1   1220                      1006    214
  SINCE JUL 1   4622                      4499    123

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        15    -11
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        43    -13
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        43    -12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           100 AM
 LOWEST     35           300 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        83      2010
                                             2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 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.
ALSO...DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE ON MAY 11 AND 12
...ALL SEASONAL AND ANNUAL TOTALS AND DEPARTURES FOR PRECIPITATION
WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT DATA FROM THESE DATES.


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