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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
232 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 87 92 1988 81 6 88
MINIMUM 67 42 1979 60 7 64
AVERAGE 77 70 7 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.99 1994 0.11 -0.10 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 2.10 -0.40 2.48
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 10.58 2.54 9.22
SINCE JAN 1 25.41 28.66 -3.25 28.18
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 6
SINCE JUN 1 21 39 -18 28
SINCE JUL 1 0 5 -5 6
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 6 6 11
MONTH TO DATE 169 102 67 80
SINCE JUN 1 596 434 162 634
SINCE JAN 1 652 469 183 679
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 99 3:00 AM
LOWEST 62 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 36 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 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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