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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 1911 72 2 67  
MINIMUM 62 25 1973 49 13 48  
AVERAGE 68 61 7 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 1.10 2013 0.14 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 2.48 -0.02 0.95  
SINCE MAR 1 6.23 10.03 -3.80 8.03  
SINCE JAN 1 12.30 16.09 -3.79 14.31  
 
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 6 -6 7  
MONTH TO DATE 54 129 -75 111  
SINCE MAR 1 821 1262 -441 1031  
SINCE JUL 1 4142 5207 -1065 4355  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 10 8 15  
SINCE MAR 1 33 13 20 19  
SINCE JAN 1 33 13 20 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 75 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 2002  
 
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.  
 

 
 
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