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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 81 87 1896 65 16 71  
MINIMUM 56 23 1951 40 16 44  
AVERAGE 69 52 17 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.94 2000 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.22 -0.87 1.89  
SINCE MAR 1 3.70 6.00 -2.30 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 9.77 12.06 -2.29 10.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 4.9 -4.9 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 3.5 24.7 -21.2 1.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 13 -13 7  
MONTH TO DATE 171 282 -111 185  
SINCE MAR 1 673 1004 -331 791  
SINCE JUL 1 3994 4949 -955 4115  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 0 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 1  
SINCE MAR 1 16 0 16 4  
SINCE JAN 1 16 0 16 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 18 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 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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