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CDUS41 KRNK 172121  
CLIRNK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 56 83 1897 65 -9 64  
MINIMUM 43 24 1909 40 3 39  
AVERAGE 50 53 -3 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.19 1911 0.09 -0.09 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 1.70 -0.94 1.79  
SINCE SEP 1 7.42 5.15 2.27 5.76  
SINCE JAN 1 34.18 35.28 -1.10 37.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 12 3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 137 164 -27 203  
SINCE SEP 1 187 252 -65 287  
SINCE JUL 1 187 267 -80 291  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 4 1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 81 73 8 72  
SINCE JAN 1 636 615 21 805    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 22 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 7:31 AM EDT SUNSET 6:42 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 7:32 AM EDT SUNSET 6:41 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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