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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
309 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 70 89 1911 72 -2 72  
MINIMUM 52 30 1967 49 3 48  
1983  
AVERAGE 61 60 1 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.38 0.95 1922 0.14 0.24 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 2.34 -0.03 0.95  
SINCE MAR 1 6.08 9.89 -3.81 8.03  
SINCE JAN 1 12.15 15.95 -3.80 14.31  
 
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 4 6 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 54 123 -69 104  
SINCE MAR 1 821 1256 -435 1024  
SINCE JUL 1 4142 5201 -1059 4348  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 9 6 15  
SINCE MAR 1 30 12 18 19  
SINCE JAN 1 30 12 18 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 88 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 25 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
RCS  
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