521  
CDUS41 KRNK 020923  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
516 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 2008
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 57 1151 AM 78 2005 69 -12 77  
1994  
MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 33 1972 51 -6 56  
AVERAGE 51 60 -9  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.48 1977 0.10 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.10 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.25 3.31 -2.06 1.41  
SINCE JAN 1 27.98 31.67 -3.69 22.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 6 +8  
MONTH TO DATE 14 6 +8  
SINCE SEP 1 45 81 -36  
SINCE JUL 1 51 99 -48  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1  
SINCE SEP 1 106 67 +39  
SINCE JAN 1 741 649 +92    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1200 AM  
LOWEST 54 100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 81 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 2003  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 721 AM EDT SUNSET 706 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 722 AM EDT SUNSET 704 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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