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
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
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
Year with most
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.
When Bluefield 2 NW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1952-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
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
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
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.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.