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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
521 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         76   3:39 PM  88    1976  64     12       66
  MINIMUM         56   6:21 AM  22    1951  44     12       42
  AVERAGE         66                        54     12       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.90 1924   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.11                      2.09   2.02     1.68
  SINCE MAR 1      7.23                      5.93   1.30     4.68
  SINCE JAN 1     14.98                     11.86   3.12    12.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       0.8   -0.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       7.3   -6.4      0.5
  SINCE JUL 1     21.0                      34.5  -13.5      9.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        12    -12       11
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       261    -54      198
  SINCE MAR 1    770                       969   -199      867
  SINCE JUL 1   4302                      4877   -575     4380

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         0      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        4
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         1      6        4
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         1      6        4
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     26           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:45 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:03 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:44 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:04 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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PW