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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
312 AM EDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 65 82 1973 53 12 47  
MINIMUM 51 4 1993 30 21 25  
AVERAGE 58 41 17 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.42 1912 0.13 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.39 1.75 -0.36 1.77  
SINCE MAR 1 1.39 1.75 -0.36 1.77  
SINCE JAN 1 7.46 7.81 -0.35 8.05  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.5 -2.5 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.5 -2.5 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 3.5 22.3 -18.8 1.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 24 -17 29  
MONTH TO DATE 226 382 -156 341  
SINCE MAR 1 226 382 -156 341  
SINCE JUL 1 3547 4327 -780 3665  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 47 2:00 AM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 79 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 9 1911  
1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:30 PM EDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:31 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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