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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
349 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 3:28 PM 88 1911 70 -3 71  
MINIMUM 49 11:47 PM 28 1959 51 -2 50  
AVERAGE 58 60 -2 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 7 6 1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 132 120 12 75  
SINCE MAR 1 1139 1208 -69 1058  
SINCE JUL 1 4652 5116 -464 4517  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 87 1911  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1973  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 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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