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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 2:39 PM 87 1911 70 2 66  
1996  
MINIMUM 59 7:02 AM 33 1973 51 8 47  
2002  
AVERAGE 66 61 5 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.62 1.37 1975 0.14 0.48 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.25 2.66 0.59 2.83  
SINCE MAR 1 11.40 10.14 1.26 9.45  
SINCE JAN 1 19.15 16.07 3.08 17.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 6 -6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 77 126 -49 140  
SINCE MAR 1 955 1214 -259 1147  
SINCE JUL 1 4487 5122 -635 4660  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 18 -9 5  
SINCE MAR 1 20 29 -9 15  
SINCE JAN 1 20 29 -9 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
PW  
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