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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
148 AM EDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 72 87 1934 70 2 61  
1943  
MINIMUM 47 24 1968 46 1 44  
AVERAGE 60 58 2 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 1.35 1971 0.13 -0.06 0.41  
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.94 -0.76 1.39  
SINCE MAR 1 7.26 8.49 -1.23 6.61  
SINCE JAN 1 13.54 14.55 -1.01 13.62  
 
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 5 8 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 88 58 30 31  
SINCE MAR 1 1008 1191 -183 942  
SINCE JUL 1 4332 5136 -804 4410  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1932  
1936  
1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 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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