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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
205 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 81 82 1941 64 17 60
MINIMUM 49 20 1928 39 10 36
1943
AVERAGE 65 52 13 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.70 1987 0.13 -0.12 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 1.97 -1.53 1.79
SINCE MAR 1 2.64 5.75 -3.11 2.77
SINCE JAN 1 7.99 11.81 -3.82 11.49
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T
SINCE MAR 1 1.7 4.8 -3.1 T
SINCE JUL 1 23.5 24.6 -1.1 10.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 13 -13 17
MONTH TO DATE 111 256 -145 223
SINCE MAR 1 596 978 -382 752
SINCE JUL 1 4542 4923 -381 4461
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 12
SINCE MAR 1 6 0 6 12
SINCE JAN 1 6 0 6 12
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 11:00 PM
LOWEST 26 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1896
2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 17 1904
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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