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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
142 AM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 81 87 1934 70 11 72  
1943  
MINIMUM 57 24 1968 46 11 47  
AVERAGE 69 58 11 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.35 1971 0.13 -0.13 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.94 -0.38 0.18  
SINCE MAR 1 4.33 8.49 -4.16 7.26  
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 14.55 -4.15 13.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
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  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 5  
MONTH TO DATE 7 58 -51 88  
SINCE MAR 1 774 1191 -417 1008  
SINCE JUL 1 4095 5136 -1041 4332  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 0 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 25 3 22 4  
SINCE JAN 1 25 3 22 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1932  
1936  
1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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