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Bluefield, WV

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2004
18.06in
3rd wettest of 115 years · normal 11.48"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 115 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.09in
22nd wettest of 115 yrs
146% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.06in
3rd wettest of 115 yrs
157% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
32.31in
24th wettest of 117 yrs
117% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.9in
on Oct 2, 1929 · in 118 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Dec 21, 1909)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

117%
32.31" of a normal 27.57" · wettest 39.68" (2020) · driest 13.4" (1925)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 112-year record (1909–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.77" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200454.17in
2202052.71in
3197251.29in
4193550.29in
5195750.14in

Driest Years on Record

1191426.55in
2193027.0in
3191627.95in
4191528.15in
5194129.23in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~4.17") and driest in Nov (~2.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1940, 10.51".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Bluefield — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.86in
set in 1958

Rain on Aug 24

28%
of 115 years had measurable rain
1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.20″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.03″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.20″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.23″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.13″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.08″1929: 0.27″1930: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1934: 0.28″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.58″1937: 1.54″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.28″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.47″1949: 0.11″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.04″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 1.86″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.76″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.66″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.09″1973: 0.10″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.29″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.32″1983: 0.52″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.17″1986: 0.02″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.07″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.12″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.14″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.26″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.23″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.05″2020: 0.03″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Bluefield's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Bluefield, WV — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Bluefield's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Bluefield, WV — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Bluefield's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Bluefield, WV — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight13h 17m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.30°N, 81.20°W

Nearby Stations

Beckley, WV33 mi NBlacksburg, VA43 mi ERoanoke, VA67 mi ECharleston, WV77 mi NBristol-Johnson City, TN86 mi SWHuntington, WV104 mi NW

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