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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
520 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 88 1899 72 7 78
1911
1941
MINIMUM 46 25 1973 48 -2 59
AVERAGE 63 60 3 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.08 2001 0.15 -0.15 0.60
MONTH TO DATE 1.24 2.20 -0.96 5.04
SINCE MAR 1 5.25 9.75 -4.50 8.03
SINCE JAN 1 10.60 15.81 -5.21 16.75
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 2 6 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 175 117 58 74
SINCE MAR 1 889 1250 -361 891
SINCE JUL 1 4835 5195 -360 4600
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 4
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 10
SINCE MAR 1 7 11 -4 38
SINCE JAN 1 7 11 -4 38
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 5:00 AM
LOWEST 46 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1967
1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
JCB
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