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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
511 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008


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...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1959 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME  RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         80        MM  93    1983  79     +1       88        
  MINIMUM         68        MM  52    2001  61     +7       70        
  AVERAGE         74                        70     +4               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.14 1980   0.10  -0.10     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      2.20  -0.64     0.64    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.72                     10.06  -0.34     7.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.13                     27.36  -2.23    21.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1                
  SINCE JUN 1     16                        41    -25                
  SINCE JUL 1      4                         8     -4                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            9                         6     +3                
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       141    -42                
  SINCE JUN 1    524                       472    +52                
  SINCE JAN 1    576                       531    +45                
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        48      1985                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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