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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
552 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 67 88 1911 72 -5 78  
MINIMUM 48 25 1973 49 -1 47  
AVERAGE 58 61 -3 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.10 2013 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 2.48 -1.53 1.95  
SINCE MAR 1 8.03 10.03 -2.00 7.17  
SINCE JAN 1 14.31 16.09 -1.78 14.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 7 6 1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 111 129 -18 95  
SINCE MAR 1 1031 1262 -231 1006  
SINCE JUL 1 4355 5207 -852 4474  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 10 5 6  
SINCE MAR 1 19 13 6 8  
SINCE JAN 1 19 13 6 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 2002  
 
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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