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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
445 AM EDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 64 88 1928 70 -6 80  
MINIMUM 40 28 1967 45 -5 54  
1986  
AVERAGE 52 57 -5 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.49 1922 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.53 -0.42 0.26  
SINCE MAR 1 7.19 8.08 -0.89 5.48  
SINCE JAN 1 13.47 14.14 -0.67 12.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 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 13 8 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 65 34 31 11  
SINCE MAR 1 985 1167 -182 922  
SINCE JUL 1 4309 5112 -803 4390  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE MAR 1 4 3 1 4  
SINCE JAN 1 4 3 1 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1902  
1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 23 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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