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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
517 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 63 78 1990 52 11 75
MINIMUM 30 4 1969 29 1 33
AVERAGE 47 40 7 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.53 1.33 1963 0.12 0.41 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 1.39 -0.40 0.50
SINCE MAR 1 0.99 1.39 -0.40 0.50
SINCE JAN 1 6.34 7.45 -1.11 9.22
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 2.0 -1.3 T
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 2.0 -1.3 T
SINCE JUL 1 22.5 21.8 0.7 10.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 18 24 -6 11
MONTH TO DATE 140 310 -170 283
SINCE MAR 1 140 310 -170 283
SINCE JUL 1 4086 4255 -169 3992
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0
SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 0
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 99 9:00 AM
LOWEST 51 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 78 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 8 1960
1998
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:26 PM EDT
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:27 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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