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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
215 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 70 88 1934 72 -2 79
1985
MINIMUM 38 26 1910 48 -10 52
AVERAGE 54 60 -6 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.97 2014 0.14 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.24 2.05 -0.81 4.44
SINCE MAR 1 5.25 9.60 -4.35 7.43
SINCE JAN 1 10.60 15.66 -5.06 16.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 173 111 62 74
SINCE MAR 1 887 1244 -357 891
SINCE JUL 1 4833 5189 -356 4600
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 6
SINCE MAR 1 7 10 -3 34
SINCE JAN 1 7 10 -3 34
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 4:00 AM
LOWEST 32 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1899
1911
1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 25 1973
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.
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