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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
218 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 88 1896 71 -10 73  
1911  
MINIMUM 41 28 1906 47 -6 43  
1977  
AVERAGE 51 59 -8 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.59 2.04 1912 0.14 0.45 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 1.49 -0.46 1.62  
SINCE MAR 1 5.04 9.04 -4.00 4.61  
SINCE JAN 1 10.39 15.10 -4.71 13.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
YESTERDAY 14 7 7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 125 86 39 64  
SINCE MAR 1 839 1219 -380 881  
SINCE JUL 1 4785 5164 -379 4590  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 5  
SINCE MAR 1 7 6 1 33  
SINCE JAN 1 7 6 1 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 88 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 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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