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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
552 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 66 3:29 PM 87 1911 70 -4 76  
1996  
MINIMUM 47 1:55 AM 33 1973 51 -4 52  
2002  
AVERAGE 57 61 -4 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.37 1975 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.83 2.66 0.17 2.61  
SINCE MAR 1 9.45 10.14 -0.69 7.57  
SINCE JAN 1 17.58 16.07 1.51 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 8 6 2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 140 126 14 76  
SINCE MAR 1 1147 1214 -67 1059  
SINCE JUL 1 4660 5122 -462 4518  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 18 -13 4  
SINCE MAR 1 15 29 -14 19  
SINCE JAN 1 15 29 -14 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 31 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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