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CDUS41 KRNK 040646  
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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
246 AM EDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 54 88 1942 69 -15 82  
MINIMUM 39 26 1981 45 -6 46  
AVERAGE 47 57 -10 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 2.08 2002 0.14 -0.06 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.40 -0.29 0.24  
SINCE MAR 1 7.19 7.95 -0.76 5.46  
SINCE JAN 1 13.47 14.01 -0.54 12.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 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 18 8 10 1  
MONTH TO DATE 51 26 25 11  
SINCE MAR 1 971 1159 -188 922  
SINCE JUL 1 4295 5104 -809 4390  
 
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 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
SLEET  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 99 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1967  
1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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