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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
517 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 71 86 2017 68 3 82  
MINIMUM 53 25 1967 43 10 44  
AVERAGE 62 56 6 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.67 1.30 2014 0.13 0.54 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 3.64 -1.94 2.01  
SINCE MAR 1 3.90 7.42 -3.52 2.99  
SINCE JAN 1 9.25 13.48 -4.23 11.71  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 3 10 -7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 213 403 -190 288  
SINCE MAR 1 698 1125 -427 817  
SINCE JUL 1 4644 5070 -426 4526  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 23  
SINCE MAR 1 7 0 7 23  
SINCE JAN 1 7 0 7 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 PM EDT  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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