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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
540 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 81 1945 53 10 60  
MINIMUM 46 -2 1900 30 16 36  
AVERAGE 55 42 13 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.05 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.39 2.00 -0.61 1.89  
SINCE MAR 1 1.39 2.00 -0.61 1.89  
SINCE JAN 1 7.46 8.06 -0.60 8.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.7 -2.7 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.7 -2.7 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 3.5 22.5 -19.0 1.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 23 -13 17  
MONTH TO DATE 247 428 -181 378  
SINCE MAR 1 247 428 -181 378  
SINCE JUL 1 3568 4373 -805 3702  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 82 1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 0 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:31 PM EDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:32 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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