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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 72 94 1936 81 -9 86  
MINIMUM 55 41 1895 59 -4 54  
1918  
AVERAGE 64 70 -6 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.72 1969 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.36 2.43 0.93 1.27  
SINCE JUN 1 10.50 10.91 -0.41 8.59  
SINCE JAN 1 23.77 28.99 -5.22 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 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 13 39 -26 45  
SINCE JUL 1 1 5 -4 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 5  
MONTH TO DATE 151 120 31 115  
SINCE JUN 1 653 452 201 442  
SINCE JAN 1 722 487 235 464    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1917  
1922  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:44 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
JCB  
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