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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
214 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 61 79 1945 53 8 72
MINIMUM 22 9 1911 30 -8 47
1993
AVERAGE 42 42 0 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.63 2.21 2007 0.13 0.50 0.19
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 1.88 0.04 0.69
SINCE MAR 1 1.92 1.88 0.04 0.69
SINCE JAN 1 7.27 7.94 -0.67 9.41
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.7 2.6 -0.9 T
SINCE MAR 1 1.7 2.6 -0.9 T
SINCE JUL 1 23.5 22.4 1.1 10.7
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 23 0 5
MONTH TO DATE 221 405 -184 317
SINCE MAR 1 221 405 -184 317
SINCE JUL 1 4167 4350 -183 4026
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
HEAVY SNOW
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 70 10:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 81 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -2 1900
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:31 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:32 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
RCS
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