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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
523 PM EST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 47 70 1984 44 3 34  
MINIMUM 36 5 1973 25 11 23  
AVERAGE 42 35 7 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.25 1961 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.88 2.05 0.83 2.53  
SINCE DEC 1 2.88 2.05 0.83 2.53  
SINCE JAN 1 39.16 41.39 -2.23 44.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 2.4 -2.2 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 2.4 -2.2 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.2 2.8 -2.6 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 30 -7 36  
MONTH TO DATE 428 517 -89 479  
SINCE DEC 1 428 517 -89 479  
SINCE JUL 1 1368 1659 -291 1541  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 640 618 22 809    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 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) 44 71 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -4 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 7:30 AM EST SUNSET 5:06 PM EST  
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 7:31 AM EST SUNSET 5:07 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
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