Bluefield 2 NW Weather Records (USC00460918)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bluefield 2 NW (USC00460918), West Virginia, United States, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Bluefield 2 NW

Bluefield 2 NW (USC00460918) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 37.27 latitude and -81.27 longitude, 796 m (2,612 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1960, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bluefield 2 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bluefield 2 NW set a daily record low minimum temperature of -12.2 C (10.0 F) on 25 March 1960.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 37.27 latitude, -81.27 longitude.
Elevation: 796 m (2,612 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1960, 70 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bluefield 2 NW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bluefield 2 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bluefield 2 NW still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Bluefield 2 NW by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1891	23
1892	13
1893	23
1894	20
1895	59
1896	34
1897	35
1898	14
1899	23
1900	21
1901	27
1902	20
1903	22
1904	8
1905	22
1906	14
1907	12
1908	71
1909	19
1910	15
1911	20
1912	15
1913	22
1914	31
1915	11
1916	18
1917	25
1918	38
1919	14
1920	16
1921	16
1922	14
1923	28
1924	32
1925	47
1926	12
1927	24
1928	16
1929	18
1930	22
1931	16
1932	19
1933	10
1934	23
1935	11
1936	21
1937	14
1938	10
1939	6
1940	27
1941	16
1942	16
1943	21
1944	7
1945	20
1946	16
1947	17
1948	17
1949	15
1950	30
1951	25
1952	24
1953	24
1954	25
1955	16
1956	23
1957	20
1958	12
1959	14
1960	15

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Bluefield 2 NW between 28 July 1952 and 28 July 1952. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bluefield 2 NW. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 23 November 1907.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bluefield 2 NW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 January 1957
Feb	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 February 1897
Mar	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	25 March 1935
Apr	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	7 April 1895
May	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 May 1938
Jun	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	17 June 1949
Jul	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	21 July 1954
Aug	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 August 1893
Sep	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 September 1896
Oct	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2 October 1929
Nov	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	23 November 1907
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 December 1901

Period of Record Coverage

1891 to 1960

70 years of record at Bluefield 2 NW, 1891 to 1960. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1902, 1903, 1906 and others.

Days with data per year at Bluefield 2 NW
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1891	61	17%	No
1892	152	42%	No
1893	356	98%	Yes
1894	179	49%	No
1895	359	98%	Yes
1896	302	83%	No
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	258	71%	No
1899	364	100%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	352	96%	Yes
1902	232	64%	No
1903	303	83%	No
1904	364	99%	Yes
1905	331	91%	Yes
1906	274	75%	No
1907	105	29%	No
1908	152	42%	No
1909	349	96%	Yes
1910	363	99%	Yes
1911	362	99%	Yes
1912	361	99%	Yes
1913	326	89%	No
1914	302	83%	No
1915	348	95%	Yes
1916	344	94%	Yes
1917	349	96%	Yes
1918	363	99%	Yes
1919	360	99%	Yes
1920	360	98%	Yes
1921	356	98%	Yes
1922	363	99%	Yes
1923	359	98%	Yes
1924	344	94%	Yes
1925	252	69%	No
1926	244	67%	No
1927	303	83%	No
1928	308	84%	No
1929	305	84%	No
1930	302	83%	No
1931	275	75%	No
1932	301	82%	No
1933	289	79%	No
1934	292	80%	No
1935	295	81%	No
1936	295	81%	No
1937	229	63%	No
1938	351	96%	Yes
1939	350	96%	Yes
1940	359	98%	Yes
1941	304	83%	No
1942	352	96%	Yes
1943	344	94%	Yes
1944	358	98%	Yes
1945	359	98%	Yes
1946	357	98%	Yes
1947	361	99%	Yes
1948	361	99%	Yes
1949	361	99%	Yes
1950	356	98%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	335	92%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	62	17%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bluefield 2 NW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	monthly low min (Tie)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	tie	61 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max (Tie)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	tie	63 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min (Tie)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	monthly low max (Tie)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	tie	58 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1960	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1959	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

50 complete years, 1893 to 1959

One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Bluefield 2 NW, 1893 to 1959. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.1 C (53.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 10.1 C (50.2 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 13.5 C (56.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bluefield 2 NW as warming stripes, 1893 to 1959
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	11.0 C	-1.11 C
1895	11.0 C	-1.06 C
1897	12.5 C	+0.39 C
1899	11.6 C	-0.46 C
1900	12.0 C	-0.06 C
1901	10.6 C	-1.50 C
1904	11.7 C	-0.43 C
1909	12.0 C	-0.14 C
1910	11.5 C	-0.58 C
1911	12.9 C	+0.81 C
1912	11.6 C	-0.54 C
1913	13.1 C	+1.02 C
1914	11.8 C	-0.27 C
1915	11.8 C	-0.26 C
1917	10.6 C	-1.46 C
1918	11.8 C	-0.28 C
1919	12.6 C	+0.50 C
1920	11.0 C	-1.08 C
1921	13.5 C	+1.39 C
1922	13.2 C	+1.10 C
1923	13.1 C	+0.96 C
1924	12.1 C	+0.04 C
1927	13.0 C	+0.91 C
1928	11.9 C	-0.22 C
1929	11.6 C	-0.55 C
1930	12.2 C	+0.14 C
1932	13.1 C	+1.03 C
1933	13.0 C	+0.94 C
1934	12.3 C	+0.20 C
1938	13.0 C	+0.85 C
1939	13.1 C	+1.04 C
1940	11.1 C	-1.02 C
1941	12.4 C	+0.34 C
1942	12.0 C	-0.06 C
1943	12.4 C	+0.26 C
1944	12.3 C	+0.16 C
1945	12.4 C	+0.31 C
1946	13.0 C	+0.88 C
1947	11.8 C	-0.31 C
1948	12.7 C	+0.58 C
1949	13.0 C	+0.91 C
1950	11.8 C	-0.30 C
1951	11.7 C	-0.44 C
1952	12.1 C	-0.02 C
1953	12.6 C	+0.48 C
1954	12.0 C	-0.13 C
1955	11.7 C	-0.40 C
1957	12.3 C	+0.20 C
1958	10.1 C	-1.99 C
1959	11.5 C	-0.58 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 1959 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bluefield 2 NW
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1893 to 1959	50	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1893 to 1959	50	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.05 C (-0.09 to 0.18) per decade	0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade	1893 to 1959	50	Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1891 to 1960

Yearly extremes at Bluefield 2 NW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1952	32.8 C (91.0 F)	70
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1917	-18.0 C (-0.5 F)	70
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	1907	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	1907	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1909	16 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bluefield 2 NW, 1891 to 1960. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bluefield 2 NW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1891	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1892	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1893	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1894	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1895	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1900	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1901	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1902	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1903	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1904	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1905	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1908	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1909	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1912	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1913	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1914	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1918	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1919	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1920	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1921	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1924	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1927	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1930	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1931	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1933	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1934	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1935	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1936	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1938	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1940	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1942	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1947	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1955	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bluefield 2 NW, 1891 to 1960. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.0 C (-0.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bluefield 2 NW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1891	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1892	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1893	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1894	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1895	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1896	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1897	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1899	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1900	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1902	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1903	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1904	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1905	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1906	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1907	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1908	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1911	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1912	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1914	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1915	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1916	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1918	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1919	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1920	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1923	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1924	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1925	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1926	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1927	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1929	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1931	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1933	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1934	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1935	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1936	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1937	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1938	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1940	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1941	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1945	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1946	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1949	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1950	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bluefield 2 NW, 1891 to 1960. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bluefield 2 NW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1892	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1893	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1894	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1895	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1896	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1897	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1899	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1900	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1903	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1904	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1908	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1909	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1912	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1930	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1931	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1932	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1935	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1936	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1939	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1941	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1947	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1950	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1955	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1959	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	38.6 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bluefield 2 NW, 1891 to 1960. The record is 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bluefield 2 NW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1892	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1893	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1894	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1896	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1897	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1898	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1899	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1900	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1902	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1903	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1904	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1905	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1906	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1907	235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1908	n/a
1909	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1910	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1911	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1912	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1913	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1914	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1916	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1919	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1920	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1921	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1922	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1923	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1925	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1928	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1929	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1930	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1931	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1933	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1936	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1938	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1941	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1943	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1946	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1947	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1948	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1949	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1950	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1951	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1952	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1953	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1954	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1955	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1956	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1958	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1959	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	43.4 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bluefield 2 NW, 1891 to 1960. The record is 43 days in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bluefield 2 NW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	24 days
1892	28 days
1893	15 days
1894	2 days
1895	13 days
1896	13 days
1897	17 days
1898	15 days
1899	20 days
1900	14 days
1901	17 days
1902	20 days
1903	18 days
1904	22 days
1905	18 days
1906	19 days
1907	16 days
1908	1 day
1909	43 days
1910	23 days
1911	29 days
1912	25 days
1913	15 days
1914	20 days
1915	17 days
1916	30 days
1917	16 days
1918	15 days
1919	11 days
1920	25 days
1921	13 days
1922	22 days
1923	26 days
1924	26 days
1925	19 days
1926	11 days
1927	16 days
1928	15 days
1929	17 days
1930	16 days
1931	24 days
1932	14 days
1933	16 days
1934	15 days
1935	20 days
1936	26 days
1937	10 days
1938	19 days
1939	16 days
1940	14 days
1941	17 days
1942	21 days
1943	19 days
1944	12 days
1945	15 days
1946	15 days
1947	16 days
1948	13 days
1949	16 days
1950	11 days
1951	16 days
1952	19 days
1953	36 days
1954	15 days
1955	14 days
1956	13 days
1957	15 days
1958	23 days
1959	26 days
1960	8 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

50 years with a frost

Across 50 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bluefield 2 NW falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bluefield 2 NW
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1923 to 1959)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 April	n/a	25 April	n/a	-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	13 October	n/a	12 October	n/a	-0.5 days per decade
Growing days	170 days	n/a	171 days	n/a	+0.6 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

51 years, 1893 to 1959

A day with at least 50.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.5 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bluefield 2 NW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 51 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 51 years of values from 1893 to 1959.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1893; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1929; 90.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1935.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).