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CDUS41 KRNK 082126  
CLIRNK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
526 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 74 88 1932 70 4 79  
1936  
1940  
MINIMUM 60 28 1906 46 14 55  
AVERAGE 67 58 9 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.95 1960 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 1.08 -0.52 0.18  
SINCE MAR 1 4.33 8.63 -4.30 7.26  
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 14.69 -4.29 13.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 65 -58 88  
SINCE MAR 1 774 1198 -424 1008  
SINCE JUL 1 4095 5143 -1048 4332  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 0 2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 2  
SINCE MAR 1 27 3 24 6  
SINCE JAN 1 27 3 24 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 87 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1947  
 
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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