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CDUS41 KRNK 010827  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
427 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1909 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 2:17 AM 85 1942 67 -9 60  
MINIMUM 37 10:53 PM 31 1963 47 -10 50  
AVERAGE 48 57 -9 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.24 1.07 1966 0.13 0.11 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 3.62 3.64 -0.02 2.41  
SINCE MAR 1 6.62 7.48 -0.86 4.96  
SINCE JAN 1 14.75 13.41 1.34 13.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.9 -0.9 2.6  
SINCE MAR 1 0.5 7.4 -6.9 6.1  
SINCE JUL 1 9.3 34.6 -25.3 33.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 9 8 10  
MONTH TO DATE 338 380 -42 404  
SINCE MAR 1 1007 1088 -81 983  
SINCE JUL 1 4520 4996 -476 4442  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 10 0 15  
SINCE MAR 1 10 11 -1 15  
SINCE JAN 1 10 11 -1 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 86 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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