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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
740 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2019

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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1909 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   06/29/2012
 LOW              -21   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            86   07/03
                        06/30
LOWEST             -5   01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     60.9              63.4    -2.5
AVG. MINIMUM     44.5              46.1    -1.6
MEAN             52.7              54.8    -2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               3.3    -3.3
DAYS MAX <= 32     25              17.5     7.5
DAYS MIN <= 32    113              80.9    32.1
DAYS MIN <= 0       3               0.9     2.1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        54.58   2004
 MINIMUM        30.07   1969
TOTALS          49.86             39.63   10.23
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.11    0.03
DAYS >= .01       180             149.3    30.7
DAYS >= .10        92              85.2     6.8
DAYS >= .50        35              26.0     9.0
DAYS >= 1.00        9               6.6     2.4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.95

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           66.0
DAYS >= TRACE      59
DAYS >= 1.0        17
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     17.0R

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5135              4588     547
COOLING TOTAL     749               854    -105
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/240    DATE  12/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/260    DATE  04/17

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH:
THUNDERSTORM             51     MIXED PRECIP                 1
HEAVY RAIN               50     RAIN                        93
LIGHT RAIN              187     FREEZING RAIN                3
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN       8     HAIL                         0
HEAVY SNOW                6     SNOW                        15
LIGHT SNOW               56     SLEET                        6
FOG                     205     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE       45
HAZE                      0

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

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