DRIESTSINCE
West Virginia · precipitation record 1909–2026

Bluefield, WV

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2022
16.6in
7th wettest of 116 years · normal 11.46"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.24in
23rd wettest of 114 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.8in
7th wettest of 113 yrs
189% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.6in
7th wettest of 116 yrs
145% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.2in
41st wettest of 117 yrs
109% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.9in
on Oct 2, 1929 · in 118 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Dec 21, 1909)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

109%
26.2" of a normal 24.14" · wettest 36.42" (1935) · driest 12.65" (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 Jul 28 ever

3.25in
set in 1930

Rain on Jul 28

46%
of 114 years had measurable rain
1909: 0.08″1910: 0.10″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.65″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.05″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.09″1922: 0.24″1923: 0.70″1924: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.04″1929: 0.00″1930: 3.25″1931: 3.10″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.98″1934: 0.58″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.07″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.47″1942: 0.02″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.06″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.39″1956: 0.17″1957: 0.59″1958: 0.04″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.08″1967: 0.15″1968: 0.11″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.26″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.05″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.03″1980: 2.23″1981: 0.68″1982: 0.16″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.01″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.09″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.13″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.01″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.05″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.46″2000: 0.08″2001: 0.90″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.48″2004: 0.00″2005: 1.11″2006: 0.37″2007: 0.42″2008: 0.20″2009: 0.04″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.12″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.36″2017: 0.74″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.54″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.55″2023: 0.17″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.24″0″1″2″3″4″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

Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight14h 10m
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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