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CDUS41 KRNK 212119  
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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
519 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 75 92 1941 73 2 77  
MINIMUM 59 33 1907 50 9 58  
AVERAGE 67 61 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.45 1.50 1918 0.14 0.31 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 1.79 2.91 -1.12 5.52  
SINCE MAR 1 5.80 10.46 -4.66 8.51  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 16.52 -5.37 17.23  
 
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 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 175 144 31 78  
SINCE MAR 1 889 1277 -388 895  
SINCE JUL 1 4835 5222 -387 4604  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 1 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 29 13 16 16  
SINCE MAR 1 36 16 20 44  
SINCE JAN 1 36 16 20 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 0.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 28 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 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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