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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
501 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 71 88 1899 72 -1 74  
1911  
1941  
MINIMUM 57 25 1973 48 9 49  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.45 2.08 2001 0.15 0.30 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 2.20 -1.25 1.95  
SINCE MAR 1 8.03 9.75 -1.72 7.17  
SINCE JAN 1 14.31 15.81 -1.50 14.18  
 
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 1 6 -5 3  
MONTH TO DATE 99 117 -18 88  
SINCE MAR 1 1019 1250 -231 999  
SINCE JUL 1 4343 5195 -852 4467  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 8 7 6  
SINCE MAR 1 19 11 8 8  
SINCE JAN 1 19 11 8 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 92 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 96  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1967  
1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 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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