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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
235 AM EDT TUE MAY 02 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 51 90 1942 69 -18 69  
MINIMUM 41 25 1925 44 -3 42  
AVERAGE 46 56 -10 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.72 1932 0.13 -0.10 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.13 -0.10 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 7.11 7.68 -0.57 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 13.39 13.74 -0.35 12.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 19 9 10 9  
MONTH TO DATE 19 9 10 9  
SINCE MAR 1 939 1142 -203 920  
SINCE JUL 1 4263 5087 -824 4388  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 3 1 2  
SINCE JAN 1 4 3 1 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 87 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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