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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
518 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 83 94 1936 81 2 85  
MINIMUM 63 41 1895 59 4 64  
1918  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.72 1969 0.11 -0.11 0.33  
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 2.43 -0.73 2.81  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 10.91 2.21 9.55  
SINCE JAN 1 25.41 28.99 -3.58 28.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 8 6 2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 196 120 76 108  
SINCE JUN 1 623 452 171 662  
SINCE JAN 1 679 487 192 707    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 99 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1917  
1922  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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