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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 67 3:28 PM 88 1911 70 -3 71  
MINIMUM 51 6:39 AM 28 1959 51 0 50  
AVERAGE 59 60 -1 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.40 2001 0.15 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.83 2.52 0.31 2.61  
SINCE MAR 1 9.45 10.00 -0.55 7.57  
SINCE JAN 1 17.58 15.93 1.65 15.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 6 6 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 131 120 11 75  
SINCE MAR 1 1138 1208 -70 1058  
SINCE JUL 1 4651 5116 -465 4517  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 17 -12 4  
SINCE MAR 1 15 28 -13 19  
SINCE JAN 1 15 28 -13 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 87 1911  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1973  
2002  
 
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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