480  
CDUS41 KRNK 100912  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
511 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008  
 
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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 71 1239 PM 84 2007 66 5 84  
MINIMUM 56 701 AM 28 2000 48 8 61  
AVERAGE 64 57 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.97 1982 0.09 -0.09 0.67  
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.83 -0.62 0.80  
SINCE SEP 1 1.42 4.04 -2.62 2.21  
SINCE JAN 1 28.15 32.40 -4.25 23.44  
 
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 1 9 -8  
MONTH TO DATE 50 66 -16  
SINCE SEP 1 81 141 -60  
SINCE JUL 1 87 159 -72  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1  
MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8  
SINCE SEP 1 107 75 32  
SINCE JAN 1 742 657 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 700 AM  
LOWEST 61 100 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 76 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1964  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 10 2008.......SUNRISE 729 AM EDT SUNSET 654 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 11 2008.......SUNRISE 729 AM EDT SUNSET 653 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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