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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
530 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2024

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                           NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         63     85    1941  66     -3       83
                               1976
  MINIMUM         53     22    1983  40     13       45
  AVERAGE         58                 53      5       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00   1.70 1940   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41               2.47  -1.06     1.89
  SINCE MAR 1      3.76               6.25  -2.49     4.55
  SINCE JAN 1      9.83              12.31  -2.48    10.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                  0.6   -0.6      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      T                  4.9   -4.9      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5               24.7  -21.2      1.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                 12     -5        1
  MONTH TO DATE  184                306   -122      190
  SINCE MAR 1    686               1028   -342      796
  SINCE JUL 1   4007               4973   -966     4120

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                  0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                  0     12        1
  SINCE MAR 1     12                  0     12        4
  SINCE JAN 1     12                  0     12        4
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     30           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        85      1976
                                             1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1904


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   6:40 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:02 PM EDT
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE   6:38 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:03 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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