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CDUS41 KRNK 082109  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
508 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008  
 
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 62 MM 88 2007 67 -5 88  
MINIMUM 57 MM 28 2000 48 9 64  
AVERAGE 60 57 3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 1.11 1976 0.09 0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.74 -0.54 0.13  
SINCE SEP 1 1.41 3.95 -2.54 1.54  
SINCE JAN 1 28.14 32.31 -4.17 22.77  
 
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 5 8 -3  
MONTH TO DATE 49 57 -8  
SINCE SEP 1 80 132 -52  
SINCE JUL 1 86 150 -64  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1  
MONTH TO DATE 1 8 -7  
SINCE SEP 1 107 74 33  
SINCE JAN 1 742 656 86    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 300 PM  
LOWEST 67 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 84 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 2000  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2008.......SUNRISE 727 AM EDT SUNSET 657 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 9 2008.......SUNRISE 728 AM EDT SUNSET 656 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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