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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
528 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 84 92 1988 81 3 83  
MINIMUM 66 42 1979 60 6 57  
AVERAGE 75 70 5 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.99 1994 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.36 2.10 1.26 1.27  
SINCE JUN 1 10.50 10.58 -0.08 8.59  
SINCE JAN 1 23.77 28.66 -4.89 26.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 12 39 -27 45  
SINCE JUL 1 0 5 -5 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 6 4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 140 102 38 107  
SINCE JUN 1 642 434 208 434  
SINCE JAN 1 711 469 242 456    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 36 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:41 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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