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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
427 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 63 86 1942 69 -6 53  
MINIMUM 41 28 1971 44 -3 46  
AVERAGE 52 56 -4 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.16 1.77 1896 0.13 0.03 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 4.42 3.77 0.65 2.61  
SINCE MAR 1 7.08 7.55 -0.47 5.22  
SINCE JAN 1 13.36 13.61 -0.25 12.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.4 4.9 -4.5 1.5  
SINCE JUL 1 1.3 24.7 -23.4 14.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 9 4 15  
MONTH TO DATE 314 412 -98 366  
SINCE MAR 1 920 1134 -214 911  
SINCE JUL 1 4244 5079 -835 4379  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 2  
SINCE MAR 1 4 3 1 2  
SINCE JAN 1 4 3 1 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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