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CDUS41 KRNK 170922  
CLIRNK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
520 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012  
 
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2012
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 75 500 PM 86 1982 71 4 66  
MINIMUM 52 1100 PM 25 1973 47 5 50  
AVERAGE 64 59 5 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.08 2001 0.15 -0.15 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 2.35 2.05 0.30 3.83  
SINCE MAR 1 11.00 9.17 1.83 13.40  
SINCE JAN 1 16.61 15.06 1.55 17.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 10.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 7  
MONTH TO DATE 60 131 -71 101  
SINCE MAR 1 828 1288 -460 1072  
SINCE JUL 1 4326 5336 -1010 5127  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 5 13 6  
SINCE MAR 1 18 8 10 19  
SINCE JAN 1 18 8 10 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 85 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1983  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 611 AM EDT SUNSET 825 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 826 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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