CXUS51 KRNK 011019 CLABLF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 519 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1909 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 99 09/11/2019 08/09/1957 07/28/1952 LOW -21 01/21/1985 HIGHEST 86 07/28 LOWEST 8 02/04 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.2 60.9 1.3 AVG. MINIMUM 44.8 43.3 1.5 MEAN 53.5 52.1 1.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 2.4 -2.4 DAYS MAX <= 32 10 20.6 -10.6 DAYS MIN <= 32 79 91.6 -12.6 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.9 -0.9 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 54.58 2004 MINIMUM 30.07 1969 TOTALS 41.86 41.24 0.62 DAYS >= .01 154 154.2 -0.2 DAYS >= .10 91 88.3 2.7 DAYS >= .50 22 26.8 -4.8 DAYS >= 1.00 9 6.6 2.4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.17 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 12.9 34.6 -21.7 DAYS >= TRACE 37 25.2 11.8 DAYS >= 1.0 6 11.0 -5.0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 2.2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4499 5219 -720 COOLING TOTAL 404 536 -132 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/260 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/240 DATE 04/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/240 DATE 04/01 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 34 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 45 RAIN 84 LIGHT RAIN 168 FREEZING RAIN 2 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 5 LIGHT SNOW 35 SLEET 5 FOG 180 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 34 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$