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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
516 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 70 88 1914 71 -1 62
MINIMUM 41 27 1913 47 -6 56
AVERAGE 56 59 -3 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.52 2025 0.13 -0.13 1.52
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 1.62 -0.59 3.14
SINCE MAR 1 5.04 9.17 -4.13 6.13
SINCE JAN 1 10.39 15.23 -4.84 14.85
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 9 7 2 6
MONTH TO DATE 134 93 41 70
SINCE MAR 1 848 1226 -378 887
SINCE JUL 1 4794 5171 -377 4596
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 5
SINCE MAR 1 7 7 0 33
SINCE JAN 1 7 7 0 33
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1902
1933
2014
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 1969
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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