030  
CDUS41 KRNK 302106  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
506 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008  
 
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 67 MM 80 1986 69 -2 76  
MINIMUM 50 MM 31 1967 51 -1 55  
AVERAGE 59 60 -1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.33 1959 0.10 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.21 3.21 -2.00 1.41  
SINCE SEP 1 1.21 3.21 -2.00 1.41  
SINCE JAN 1 27.94 31.57 -3.63 22.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 31 75 -44  
SINCE SEP 1 31 75 -44  
SINCE JUL 1 37 93 -56  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1  
MONTH TO DATE 106 66 40  
SINCE SEP 1 106 66 40  
SINCE JAN 1 741 648 93    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 700 AM  
LOWEST 57 200 AM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 78 2005  
1994  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1972  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 30 2008.....SUNRISE 720 AM EDT SUNSET 709 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 1 2008.......SUNRISE 721 AM EDT SUNSET 707 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
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