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CDUS41 KRNK 162123  
CLIRNK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
523 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 76 97 1900 81 -5 67  
1953  
2007  
MINIMUM 58 40 1979 60 -2 59  
AVERAGE 67 70 -3 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.32 1928 0.11 -0.11 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.27 1.99 -0.72 3.61  
SINCE JUN 1 8.59 10.47 -1.88 10.25  
SINCE JAN 1 26.08 28.55 -2.47 28.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE JUN 1 45 39 6 25  
SINCE JUL 1 0 5 -5 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 6 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 103 96 7 125  
SINCE JUN 1 430 428 2 592  
SINCE JAN 1 452 463 -11 635    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 42 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 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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