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CDUS41 KRNK 080548  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
148 AM EDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 67 5:36 PM 86 1949 68 -1 56  
2014  
MINIMUM 53 5:10 AM 28 1989 49 4 43  
AVERAGE 60 58 2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.19 1.45 1984 0.15 0.04 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 0.39 1.02 -0.63 2.24  
SINCE MAR 1 7.01 8.50 -1.49 7.20  
SINCE JAN 1 15.14 14.43 0.71 15.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 5 7 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 105 55 50 26  
SINCE MAR 1 1112 1143 -31 1009  
SINCE JUL 1 4625 5051 -426 4468  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 3  
SINCE MAR 1 10 18 -8 18  
SINCE JAN 1 10 18 -8 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 61 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 87 1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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