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CDUS41 KRNK 170901  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
501 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 11:22 AM 86 1911 70 -3 67  
MINIMUM 57 11:59 PM 32 1910 51 6 51  
AVERAGE 62 60 2 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.00 2.14 2001 0.15 0.85 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 2.81 2.37 0.44 2.61  
SINCE MAR 1 9.43 9.85 -0.42 7.57  
SINCE JAN 1 17.56 15.78 1.78 15.61  
 
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 3 6 -3 6  
MONTH TO DATE 125 114 11 71  
SINCE MAR 1 1132 1202 -70 1054  
SINCE JUL 1 4645 5110 -465 4513  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 16 -11 4  
SINCE MAR 1 15 27 -12 19  
SINCE JAN 1 15 27 -12 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 87 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 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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