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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
239 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 72 88 1934 72 0 62  
1985  
MINIMUM 55 26 1910 48 7 57  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.40 1.97 2014 0.14 0.26 0.27  
MONTH TO DATE 1.93 2.05 -0.12 0.50  
SINCE MAR 1 5.70 9.60 -3.90 7.58  
SINCE JAN 1 11.77 15.66 -3.89 13.86  
 
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 1 6 -5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 50 111 -61 98  
SINCE MAR 1 817 1244 -427 1018  
SINCE JUL 1 4138 5189 -1051 4342  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 7 7 15  
SINCE MAR 1 29 10 19 19  
SINCE JAN 1 29 10 19 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1899  
1911  
1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 25 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 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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