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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
524 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012  
 
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 222 PM 88 1996 73 3 59  
MINIMUM 56 546 AM 31 2002 54 2 49  
AVERAGE 66 63 3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.61 1981 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.58 2.54 0.04 3.12  
SINCE MAR 1 12.20 9.39 2.81 13.25  
SINCE JAN 1 20.02 15.04 4.98 18.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.7  
SINCE JUL 1 23.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4  
MONTH TO DATE 40 100 -60  
SINCE MAR 1 607 1037 -430  
SINCE JUL 1 3598 4530 -932  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 2 -1  
MONTH TO DATE 50 29 21  
SINCE MAR 1 95 57 38  
SINCE JAN 1 95 57 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 1200 AM  
LOWEST 38 300 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 2002  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE 613 AM EDT SUNSET 830 PM EDT  
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE 612 AM EDT SUNSET 831 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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