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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 527 AM EDT  
FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 59 83 1897 65 -6 56  
MINIMUM 32 24 1909 40 -8 43  
AVERAGE 46 53 -7 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.19 1911 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 1.70 -1.15 0.76  
SINCE SEP 1 6.70 5.15 1.55 7.42  
SINCE JAN 1 31.10 35.28 -4.18 34.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 12 7 15  
MONTH TO DATE 130 164 -34 137  
SINCE SEP 1 168 252 -84 187  
SINCE JUL 1 179 267 -88 187  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 4 10 5  
SINCE SEP 1 99 73 26 81  
SINCE JAN 1 900 615 285 636    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 22 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 7:33 AM EDT SUNSET 6:40 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EDT SUNSET 6:39 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
NOTE: THE 32 DEGREE LOW TEMPERATURE AT OUR OFFICE IN BLACKSBURG ON THE 16TH (YESTERDAY),  
WAS THE FIRST FREEZING TEMPERATURE OBSERVED THIS FALL SEASON AT THIS LOCATION,  
WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE LOCATION FOR BLACKSBURG, VA.  
 
 
 
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