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CDUS41 KRNK 220617  
CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
217 AM EDT MON MAY 22 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 68 4:18 PM 90 1941 70 -2 82  
MINIMUM 48 7:16 AM 33 2002 52 -4 62  
AVERAGE 58 61 -3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1970 0.15 -0.15 0.41  
MONTH TO DATE 2.97 3.10 -0.13 3.10  
SINCE MAR 1 9.59 10.58 -0.99 8.06  
SINCE JAN 1 17.72 16.51 1.21 16.10  
 
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 5 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 158 142 16 76  
SINCE MAR 1 1165 1230 -65 1059  
SINCE JUL 1 4678 5138 -460 4518  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 5 21 -16 25  
SINCE MAR 1 15 32 -17 40  
SINCE JAN 1 15 32 -17 40    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1954  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:32 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:33 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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