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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
534 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              75   02/26/1977
 LOW              -21   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            72
LOWEST             10   02/02
                        01/22
AVG. MAXIMUM     46.4              44.2     2.2
AVG. MINIMUM     31.0
MEAN             38.7              36.2     2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     11              15.4    -4.4
DAYS MIN <= 32     52              57.3    -5.3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.9    -0.9

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.72   1993
 MINIMUM         4.38   1980
TOTALS          10.84              8.57    2.27
DAYS >= .01        52              40.3    11.7
DAYS >= .10        27              20.7     6.3
DAYS >= .50         7               5.4     1.6
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.0     1.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.84

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           31.5
SINCE 7/1        41.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1
DAYS >= TRACE      30
DAYS >= 1.0        10
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         9
 24 HR TOTAL      9.4

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2330              2589    -259
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3493      MM
COOLING TOTAL       1                 0       1
 SINCE 1/1          1                 0       1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/300
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/290

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             39
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         29

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                      14
LIGHT RAIN               41     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          7     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       7
LIGHT SNOW               30     SLEET                      3
FOG                      44     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
HAZE                      6

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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