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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
232 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1909 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 1:59 PM 95 1988 78 2 83  
MINIMUM 65 5:53 AM 52 1914 61 4 64  
1941  
1979  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.14 1.85 1994 0.09 0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.51 1.89 1.62 1.12  
SINCE JUN 1 16.89 10.39 6.50 5.83  
SINCE JAN 1 31.73 28.41 3.32 21.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 10  
SINCE JUN 1 32 49 -17 27  
SINCE JUL 1 1 8 -7 10  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 5 3 9  
MONTH TO DATE 110 85 25 63  
SINCE JUN 1 446 365 81 511  
SINCE JAN 1 490 412 78 548    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 93 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 49 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:44 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:45 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
REMARKS:  
DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURES DURING MAY 14-21 AND AUGUST 10-11, ALL  
TEMPERATURE INFORMATION WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT DATA FROM THESE  
DATES.  
 

 
JCB  
 
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