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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
520 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 79 86 1896 65 14 68
2002
MINIMUM 54 17 1904 39 15 30
AVERAGE 67 52 15 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1998 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 2.09 -1.65 1.79
SINCE MAR 1 2.64 5.87 -3.23 2.77
SINCE JAN 1 7.99 11.93 -3.94 11.49
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T
SINCE MAR 1 1.7 4.9 -3.2 T
SINCE JUL 1 23.5 24.7 -1.2 10.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 13 -13 16
MONTH TO DATE 111 269 -158 239
SINCE MAR 1 596 991 -395 768
SINCE JUL 1 4542 4936 -394 4477
COOLING
TODAY 2 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 12
SINCE MAR 1 8 0 8 12
SINCE JAN 1 8 0 8 12
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (339)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 34 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 87 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 23 1951
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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