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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
223 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1909 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 69 4:54 PM 86 1911 70 -1 67  
MINIMUM 54 7:11 AM 32 1910 51 3 57  
AVERAGE 62 60 2 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.14 2001 0.15 -0.15 1.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.37 0.12 2.81  
SINCE MAR 1 10.64 9.85 0.79 9.43  
SINCE JAN 1 18.39 15.78 2.61 17.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.9 7.4 -6.5 0.5  
SINCE JUL 1 21.0 34.6 -13.6 9.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 70 114 -44 125  
SINCE MAR 1 948 1202 -254 1132  
SINCE JUL 1 4480 5110 -630 4645  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 16 -8 5  
SINCE MAR 1 19 27 -8 15  
SINCE JAN 1 19 27 -8 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2024...........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.  
 
 
RCS  
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