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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
524 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 68 1:24 PM 87 1911 70 -2 86  
1996  
MINIMUM 54 5:25 AM 32 2002 52 2 63  
AVERAGE 61 61 0 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.89 2020 0.14 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.85 2.95 -0.10 2.69  
SINCE MAR 1 9.47 10.43 -0.96 7.65  
SINCE JAN 1 17.60 16.36 1.24 15.69  
 
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 4 5 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 150 137 13 76  
SINCE MAR 1 1157 1225 -68 1059  
SINCE JUL 1 4670 5133 -463 4518  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 10  
MONTH TO DATE 5 20 -15 18  
SINCE MAR 1 15 31 -16 33  
SINCE JAN 1 15 31 -16 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 68 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 PM EDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:32 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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