183  
CDUS41 KRNK 181958  
CLIRNK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
358 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 89 1911 72 0 74  
MINIMUM 48 30 1967 49 1 46  
1983  
AVERAGE 60 60 0 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.95 1922 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 2.34 -1.39 1.95  
SINCE MAR 1 8.03 9.89 -1.86 7.17  
SINCE JAN 1 14.31 15.95 -1.64 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 5 6 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 104 123 -19 93  
SINCE MAR 1 1024 1256 -232 1004  
SINCE JUL 1 4348 5201 -853 4472  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 9 6 6  
SINCE MAR 1 19 12 7 8  
SINCE JAN 1 19 12 7 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 25 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 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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